Answer:
The graph crosses the x-axis 2 times
The solutions are x = -8 & x = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
Qaudratics are in the form 
Where a, b, c are constants
Now, let's arrange this equation in this form:
Where
a = 1
b = 4
c = -32
We need to know the discriminant to know nature of roots. The discriminant is:
If
- D = 0 , we have 2 similar root and there is 2 solutions and that touches the x-axis
- D > 0, we have 2 distinct roots/solutions and both cut the x-axis
- D < 0, we have imaginary roots and it never cuts the x-axis
Let's find value of Discriminant:
Certainly D > 0, so there are 2 distinct roots and cuts the x-axis twice.
We get the roots/solutions by factoring:
Thus,
The graph crosses the x-axis 2 times
The solutions are x = -8 & x = 4
Notice how on both sides of the equation there is one coefficient (number being multiplied by x) and a constant (just a plain number). You want all constants to be on one side and all coefficients on the other. He’s how do to that:
2x+14=-21-5
I am choosing that all constants will be on the right side, so I will do the inverse operation of any constant on the left side to remove it. Here, a constant on the left side is 14. I will subtract 14 from both sides of the equation. Positive 14 minus 14 is zero, so it cancels out and removes it.
2x+14-14 = -21-5x
2x = -35-5x
See how the 14 is now gone? The equation looks much simpler now. Okay next, you can see that there is a coefficient on the “constant side” that I’ve chosen, so I am going to remove that. Negative 5 plus positive 5 equals zero. Do this on both sides of the equation.
2x+5x = -35-5x+5x
7x = -35
Now the equation is just two numbers. All that is left to do is divide by the last coefficient, 7, in this case.
7x/7 = -35/7
x = -5
The apothem is the distance from which the altitudes of the triangle to one of its sides. It can be calculated through the equation below,
tan 30° = apothem / 0.5(length of side)
Substituting the known values,
tan 30° = 5 / 0.5x
The value of x from the equation above is 17.32. Multiplying this value by 3 (because a triangle has 3 sides), we get an answer of 51.96 cm or approximately equal to 52. Thus, the answer is letter B.
