Answer:
Real values of x where x < -1
Step-by-step explanation:
Above the x-axis, the function is positive.
The function is decreasing when the gradient is negative.
The function has a positive

coefficient, therefore the vertex is a local minimum;
This means the gradients are negative before the vertex and positive after it;
To meet the conditions therefore, the function must be before the vertex and above the x-axis;
This will be anywhere before the x-intercept at x = -1;
Hence it is when x < -1.
Answer:
12
Step-by-step explanation:
x will be the age of her younger brother
34 = 2x + 10
She is ten more than twice his age
34 = 2x + 10
- 10 - 10
Then she twice his age
24 = 2x
÷2 ÷2
So his age is 12
x = 12
We are asked in this problem to determine the simplified expression of the statement given. The rules that apply in exponential functions is that when an exponential term is raised to the power of an integer, the simplified term has a degree that is equal to the product of the integers involved. The operations involved should be applicable to terms with the same base number only. In this problem, we thus write:
2^3/4 / 2^1/2 = 2^3/4 * 2^-1/2 = = 2^(3/4 - 1/2) = 2^ 1/4. hence the answer is 2^0.25 or simply equal to 1.1892 determined using a calculator.