I read 40 pages of a book. this is equivalent to 2/3 of the whole book. How many pages does this book have?
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Since a/2⁽ⁿ ⁺ ¹⁾b < a/2ⁿb, we cannot find a smallest positive rational number because there would always be a number smaller than that number if it were divided by half.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let a/b be the rational number in its simplest form. If we divide a/b by 2, we get another rational number a/2b. a/2b < a/b. If we divide a/2b we have a/2b ÷ 2 = a/4b = a/2²b. So, for a given rational number a/b divided by 2, n times, we have our new number c = a/2ⁿb where n ≥ 1
Since = a/(2^∞)b = a/b × 1/∞ = a/b × 0 = 0, the sequence converges.
Now for each successive division by 2, a/2⁽ⁿ ⁺ ¹⁾b < a/2ⁿb and
a/2⁽ⁿ ⁺ ¹⁾b/a/2ⁿb = 1/2, so the next number is always half the previous number.
So, we cannot find a smallest positive rational number because there would always be a number smaller than that number if it were divided by half.
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Answer:
- y-intercept: (0, -6)
- x-intercepts: (-3, 0), (-1, 0), (1, 0)
Step-by-step explanation:
We notice the first pair of coefficients is the same as the last pair (with the sign changed). This means we can factor by grouping.
f(x) = (2x^3 +6x^2) -(2x +6)
f(x) = 2x^2(x +3) -2(x +3)
f(x) = 2(x^2 -1)(x +3) = 2(x -1)(x +1)(x +3)
The factors are made to be zero when x is 1, -1, or -3.
The x-intercepts are (1, 0), (-1, 0), (-3, 0).
The y-intercept is the constant, -6.
