Let x = the amount of time that the third person needs to work on the job to add up to one
1 = 1/2 + 1/3 + x
1 - 1/2 - 1/3 = x
To subtract the fractions we need to put them all over a common denominator. Let's use 3*2 = 6 as the denominator; so 1 = 6/6, 1/2 = 3/6, 1/3 = 2/6:
6/6 - 3/6 - 2/6 = x
1/6 = x
The third person must work 1/6 time on the project.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
x=1
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Complete the square on the right side of the equation.
5
(
x
−
1
)2
−
18
2. Use the vertex form, y
=
a
(
x
−
h
)
2
+
k
, to determine the values of a
, h
, and k
.
a=
5
h
=
1
k
=
−
18
3. Since the value of a is positive, the parabola opens up.
Opens Up
4. Find the vertex (
h
,
k
)
.
(
1
,
−
18
)
5. Find p
, the distance from the vertex to the focus.
1
/20
6. Find the focus.
7. (
1
,
−
359/
20
)
8. Find the axis of symmetry by finding the line that passes through the vertex and the focus.
ANSWER: x
=
1
For part A: you will get 3 linear factors (as the degree of the polynomial is 3). perform the division using (x-1) as your known factor and you will get (x-1)(2x²+11x+15). you can then factor the (2x²+11x+15) to get 2x^3 + 9x^2 + 4x - 15 = (x-1)(2x+5)(x+3)
for part B: since 2x+5 will provide the greatest value (assuming x>0) of the 3 factors, then 2x+5=13. solve to get x=4. if x is 4, then the dimensions are 3'x13'x7' [just sub 4 into the x's for each factor]
for part C: as to the graphing calculator, I don't have one. However, if you solve each linear factor for when it is 0, those values will be the x-intercepts. So your graph should cross the x-asix at 1, -5/2, and -3
