Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Solving for x means you have to factor. First factor out the GCF of 2 to get:
and now we'll factor using the regular old method of ac and then factoring by grouping. In our polynomial, a = 3, b = 1, c = -6. Therefore, a times c is 3 * -6 which is -18. We need some combinations of the factors of 18 that will add to give us 1, the b term in the middle. The factors of 18 are:
1, 18
2, 9
3, 6 and that's it. Hm...it seems that won't work, so let's throw this into the quadratic formula, going back to the original and a = 6, b = 2 and c = -12:
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which finally simplifies to
No wonder that didn't factor using the traditional method of factoring! We could have found that out by finding first the value of the discriminant, but oh well!
If Zack walks a 7-mile route every day, and he goes on for 22 days, the answer is 154, because you are multiplying 7 by 22 (7 x 22 = 154).
You're using inverse operation to solve this equation. Now you just have to think about it. What number plus 20 would equal the same number squared? The answer would be 5, since
5+20=5^2
25=25
The statement above is true :)
Another number that would work for the equation would be x= -4
-4+20=-4^2
16=16
The statement above is also true so your answer would be x=-4 and 5
Forty-seven and five tenths.
47 = forty-seven
. = and
.5 = five tenths
