Answer:
C
Step-by-step explanation:
Test Numbers with each equation or Simplify
Simplified, C's equation equates to 0 which would make it infinite
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
First both the rational numbers should have same denominators. So, find least common denominator
Least common denominator is 10
Now multiply the numerator and denominators of the both the numbers by 10.
<span>We can safely assume that 1212 is a misprint and the number of seats in a row exceeds the number of rows by 12.
Let r = # of rows and s = # of seats in a row.
Then, the total # of seats is T = r x s = r x ( r + 12), since s is 12 more than the # of rows.
Then
r x (r + 12) = 1564
or
r**2 + 12*r - 1564 = 0, which is a quadratic equation.
The general solution of a quadratic equation is:
x = (-b +or- square-root( b**2 - 4ac))/2a
In our case, a = 1, b = +12 and c = -1564, so
x = (-12 +or- square-root( 12*12 - 4*1*(-1564) ) ) / 2*1
= (-12 +or- square-root( 144 + 6256 ) ) / 2
= (-12 +or- square-root( 6400 ) ) / 2
= (-12 +or- 80) / 2
= 34 or - 46
We ignore -46 since negative rows are not possible, and have:
rows = 34
and
seats per row = 34 + 12 = 46
as a check 34 x 46 = 1564 = total seats</span>
