Answer:
7.0 < x < 7.6
X is the ideal pH of the swimming pool
If you're factoring, your answer is
(4x - 3)(4x + 5)
You'll work it out this way:
16x^2 + 8x - 15
Since there's no GCF here, you multiply the first and third terms, giving you -240. Your next step is to find two numbers that have a sum of 8 and a product of -240. These numbers are 20 and -12. Plug those in and you've got:
16x^2 + 20x - 12x - 15
From here you divide it into two binomials. These are (16x^2 + 20x) and (-12x - 15).
When you take out the greatest common factors (4x and -3), they become:
4x(4x + 5) - 3(4x + 5)
Then you group what's outside of the parentheses together (4x - 3)
And bring what's inside of the parentheses down (4x + 5).
This brings your answer to
(4x - 3)(4x + 5)
B - Negotiating.
This is because they are communicating, they haven't yet agreed to anything or committed to the contract as neither parties have signed, thus leading to both C and D to be incorrect.
A, however, is not exactly a term used for this situation - contracting is more of a term used to say someone contracted a disease or the flu or etc.
Therefore, B would be correct as they are indeed negotiating the terms of the contract.
Hope this helps!
Diversification is putting more money into more then one investment
The ~ symbol means that the 2 shapes are similar, meaning the same shape but not the same size.
To determine the measure of side length EF, you must find the relationship between the 2 side lengths.
You should set these up as ratios of the length to the width. So, for ABCD, it is 30/45. Make this equal to x/75. If you simplify the first ratio to 2:3, you can then multiply by both numerator and denominator by 25 to get x = 25 in/ 75 in.
Another way is to use cross products with you proportion. 75 x 30 = 45x. Solve for x to get 50 inches.