See explanation below.
Explanation:
The 'difference between roots and factors of an equation' is not a straightforward question. Let's define both to establish the link between the two..
Assume we have some function of a single variable
x
;
we'll call this
f
(
x
)
Then we can form an equation:
f
(
x
)
=
0
Then the "roots" of this equation are all the values of
x
that satisfy that equation. Remember that these values may be real and/or imaginary.
Now, up to this point we have not assumed anything about
f
x
)
. To consider factors, we now need to assume that
f
(
x
)
=
g
(
x
)
⋅
h
(
x
)
.
That is that
f
(
x
)
factorises into some functions
g
(
x
)
×
h
(
x
)
If we recall our equation:
f
(
x
)
=
0
Then we can now say that either
g
(
x
)
=
0
or
h
(
x
)
=
0
.. and thus show the link between the roots and factors of an equation.
[NB: A simple example of these general principles would be where
f
(
x
)
is a quadratic function that factorises into two linear factors.
Answer:
k = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
I will assume that your polynomial is
x^2 - 3x^2 + kx + 14
If x - a is a factor of this polynomial, then a is a root.
Use synthetic division to divide (x - 2) into x^2 - 3x^2 + kx + 14:
2 / 1 -3 k 14
2 -2 2k - 4
-------------------------------------
1 -1 (k - 2) 2k - 10
If 2 is a root (if x - 2 is a factor), then the remainder must be zero.
Setting 2k - 10 = to zero, we get k = 5.
The value of k is 5 and the polynomial is x^2 - 3x^2 + 5x + 14
Answer:
1 3/5
Step-by-step explanation:
4/15÷1/6
Copy dot flip
4/15 * 6/1
24/15
Divide the top and bottom by 3
8/5
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number
5 goes into 8 1 time with 3 left over
1 3/5
Answer:
The rational number is : 37/140
Explanation:
The first number given is three sevenths which can be written as 3/7
The second number given is one tenth which can be written as 1/10
Now, we want to get the midpoint between these two numbers. The midpoint can be calculated as follows:
midpoint = (first number + second number) / 2
midpoint = [(3/7) + (1/10)] / 2
midpoint = 37/140
Hope this helps :)
