(1) - (3) (-5) (-6) =
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Answer:
2 solutions
Step-by-step explanation:
I like to use a graphing calculator to find solutions for equations like these. The two solutions are ...
- x = 1
- x = 4
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To solve this algebraically, it is convenient to subtract 2x-7 from both sides of the equation:
3x(x -4) +5 -x -(2x -7) = 0
3x^2 -12x +5 -x -2x +7 = 0 . . . . . eliminate parentheses
3x^2 -15x +12 = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . collect terms
3(x -1)(x -4) = 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . factor
The values of x that make these factors zero are x=1 and x=4. These are the solutions to the equation. There are two solutions.
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<em>Alternate method</em>
Once you get to the quadratic form, you can find the number of solutions without actually finding the solutions. The discriminant is ...
d = b^2 -4ac . . . . where a, b, c are the coefficients in the form ax^2+bx+c
d = (-15)^2 -4(3)(12) = 225 -144 = 81
This positive value means the equation has 2 real solutions.
The graph of the linear equation can be seen in the image below.
<h3 /><h3>How to graph the linear equation?</h3>Here we have the linear equation:
y = (2/5)*x - 6
To graph it, we just need to find two points on the line, and then connect them with a line.
To find the points we just evaluate in two values of x.
if x = 0.
y = (2/5)*0 - 6 = -6
Then we have the point (0, -6)
If x = 5.
y = (2/5)*5 - 6 = 2 - 6 = -4
Then we have the point (5, - 4)
Now we can graph these two points and connect them with a line. The graph of the line can be seen below.
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