Remember a^(m) x a^(n) = a(m+n) & √a = a^(1/2)
===> x^(1/2 -3/2)+x(1/2 -1/2) ====> x^(-1)+x^(0) (any number Exp 0 =1)
X^(-1) +1 ===> 1/x +1 or (1+x)/x
Answer:
b) -10
Step-by-step explanation:
x^2 + 3x + k = (x - 2)(x - a)
(x - 2)(x - a) = x^2 - 2x - ax + 2a = x^2 + [-2 - a)x] + 2a
-2 - a = 3
2a = k
a = -5
k = 2(-5) = -10
Answer: b) -10
The answer she has is not correct.
All the steps she did are correct, except they forgot to convert the decimal answer into the proper percentage by multiplying it by 100.
The correct answer should be 0.125 * 100 = 12.5%
The exact form is -15/28 and the decimal form is -0.535
