You can know a perfect square trinomial:
i) if the coefficient of a² = 1.
ii) If you divide the middle number coefficient by 2 and you square it you get the last term.
Take for example the first option:
For all the options, the coefficient of a² = 1
a² + 4a + 16.
Coefficient of a = 4.
4/2 = 2
2² = 4, this does not equal the last term so it is not a perfect square trinomial.
a² + 14a + 49.
Coefficient of a = 14.
14/2 = 7
7² = 49, this is equal the last term so it is a perfect square trinomial.
And the perfect square is (a +7)²
Similarly if you test the last option.
a² + 26a + 169.
Coefficient of a = 26.
26/2 = 13
13² = 169, this is equal the last term so it is a perfect square trinomial.
And the perfect square is (a +13)²
So the only two options are: a² + 14a + 49 and a² + 26a + 169.
Other options do not pass this test.
Answer:
I belive its B.
Step-by-step explanation:
This is assuming that the question laid out the sequence of a calculation.
4y x 3y + z = 100
12y^2 + z = 100
Answer:
a) 2.9%
b) Option B is correct.
The prisoners must be independent with regard to recidivism.
Step-by-step explanation:
Probability that one prisoner goes back to prison = 17% = 0.17
a) The probability that two prisoners released both go back to prison = 0.17 × 0.17 = 0.0289 = 2.89% = 2.9% to 1 d.p
b) The only assumption taken during the calculation is that probability of one of the prisoners going back to prison has no effect whatsoever in the probability that another prisoner goes back to prison. That is the probability that theses two events occur are totally independent of each other.
If they weren't, we wouldn't be able to use 0.17 as the probability that the other prisoner goes back to prison too.
