Which math problem is being modeled on the number line
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Answer:
{- 11, - 1 }
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the coefficient of the x² term is 1 , to complete the square
add (half the coefficient of the x-term )² to both sides
x² + 2(6)x + 36 = - 11 + 36 ← complete the square on the left side
(x + 6)² = 25 ( take the square root of both sides
= ±
x + 6 = ± 5 ( subtract 6 from both sides )
x = - 6 ± 5
x = - 6 + 5 = - 1 or x = - 6 - 5 = - 11
<h3>Answer: 680 different combinations</h3>
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Explanation:
If order mattered, then we'd have 17*16*15 = 4080 different permutations. Notice how I started with 17 and counted down 1 at a a time until I had 3 slots to fill. We count down by 1 because each time we pick someone, we can't pick them again.
So we have 4080 different ways to pick 3 people if order mattered. But again order doesn't matter. All that counts is the group itself rather than the individual or how they rank. There are 3*2*1 = 6 ways to order any group of three people, which means there are 4080/6 = 680 different combinations possible.
An alternative is to use the nCr formula with n = 17 and r = 3. That formula is
where the exclamation marks indicate factorials