So
if you assume that the month has 30 days and that the library opens at midnight, then
24 hours in a day
5 pm=12+5=17 hours
on wednessday=17-2=15 hours
wednessday=1/7 of week
so we find 1/7 of 30 which is 30/7=4 and 2/7
then subtract that from 30
30-4 and 2/7=25 and 5/7
ok so then we have
25 and 5/7 days is 17 hours and
4 and 2/7 days is 15 hours
so just multipy them and add
25 and 5/7 times 17=437.143 hours
4 and 2/7 days times 15 =64.2857
add
437.143+64.2856=501.429
so aprox 501.429
the real equation is
![[(\frac{1}{7})(n)(15)]+[ (\frac{6}{7}) (n)(17)]=hours](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B7%7D%29%28n%29%2815%29%5D%2B%5B%20%28%5Cfrac%7B6%7D%7B7%7D%29%20%28n%29%2817%29%5D%3Dhours)
where n represents the number of days in the month
apros 501.429
The one on the left is b and the one on the right is -1.
Similarities: They both are polynomials of degree 2, both of their graphs is a parabola, both have either 2 or 0 real solutions, they are both continuous functions over R
<span>(DOS= difference of two squares, PST=perfect square trinomial </span>
<span>Differences: PST has three terms, whereas the difference of squares has 2. PST's factors are both the same, whereas DOS's elements are conjugates of each other. DOS can always be factored into two distinct polynomials with rational coefficients, whereas PST has two same polynomial factors.</span>
The correct answer is 34.375. Hope this helps.