3x + 1 = (x-1)^2
3x + 1 = x^2 - 2x + 1
0 = x^2 -5x
0 = x(x-5)
x = 0,5
Hope this helps!
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The matrix is not properly formatted.
However, I'm able to rearrange the question as:
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Operations:


Please note that the above may not reflect the original question. However, you should be able to implement my steps in your question.
Answer:
![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&1&1|-1\\0&5&7|1\\0&-1&1|4\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D1%261%261%7C-1%5C%5C0%265%267%7C1%5C%5C0%26-1%261%7C4%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Step-by-step explanation:
The first operation:

This means that the new second row (R2) is derived by:
Multiplying the first row (R1) by 2; add this to the second row
The row 1 elements are:
![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&1&1|-1\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D1%261%261%7C-1%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Multiply by 2
![2 * \left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&1&1|-1\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}2&2&2|-2\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=2%20%2A%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D1%261%261%7C-1%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%20%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D2%262%262%7C-2%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Add to row 2 elements are: ![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2&3&5|3\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D-2%263%265%7C3%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2&2&2|-2\end{array}\right] + \left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2&3&5|3\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D2%262%262%7C-2%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%20%2B%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D-2%263%265%7C3%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0&5&7|1\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0%265%267%7C1%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
The second operation:

This means that the new third row (R3) is derived by:
Multiplying the first row (R1) by -3; add this to the third row
The row 1 elements are:
![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&1&1|-1\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D1%261%261%7C-1%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Multiply by -3
![-3 * \left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&1&1|-1\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}-3&-3&-3|3\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-3%20%2A%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D1%261%261%7C-1%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%20%3D%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D-3%26-3%26-3%7C3%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Add to row 2 elements are: ![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}3&2&4|1\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D3%262%264%7C1%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-3&-3&-3|3\end{array}\right] + \left[\begin{array}{ccc}3&2&4|1\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D-3%26-3%26-3%7C3%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D%20%2B%20%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D3%262%264%7C1%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0&-1&1|4\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D0%26-1%261%7C4%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Hence, the new matrix is:
![\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1&1&1|-1\\0&5&7|1\\0&-1&1|4\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccc%7D1%261%261%7C-1%5C%5C0%265%267%7C1%5C%5C0%26-1%261%7C4%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
You need to tell how many percent you will discount and then find the new price
Answer:
First differences means take the ordered pairs in increasing order for their x coordinates (assuming the x's go by ones), then subtract each y (except the last) from the y that comes after it. Keep doing that and you get the first differences. (The second differences would be what you get if you then subtract each of the first differences from the one that came after it (TMI probably but ...)
Say the points were (1,3), (2,7), (3,11) and (4,15). The first differences are
7-3 = 4
11-7 = 4
15 - 11 = 4 all 4. This would also be the slope. So that is the relationship - they are the same.