Even though it may look like the option is E the real answer is that the variables are invesely related. So your answer will be D
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
You need to complete the square before you can take the square root of both sides.

Subtract 10 from both sides.

To complete the square, you need to add the square of half of the x-term coefficient to both sides.
The x-term coefficient is 7. Half of that is 7/2. Square it to get 49/4. Now we add 49/4 to both sides of the equation.



Now we use the square root property, if
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<span>A quarter of the marbles are red, so there are 124/4 = 31 red marbles. The rest are blue, so there are 124 - 31 = 93 blue marbles.</span>
1 = x(2) - 2x - 3
1 = 2x + -2x + - 3
1 = (2x + -2x) + (-3)
1 = -3
1 - 1 = -3 -1
0 = -4
No solutions
Start with 180.
<span>Is 180 divisible by 2? Yes, so write "2" as one of the prime factors, and then work with the quotient, 90. </span>
<span>Is 90 divisible by 2? Yes, so write "2" (again) as another prime factor, then work with the quotient, 45. </span>
<span>Is 45 divisible by 2? No, so try a bigger divisor. </span>
<span>Is 45 divisible by 3? Yes, so write "3" as a prime factor, then work with the quotient, 15 </span>
<span>Is 15 divisible by 3? [Note: no need to revert to "2", because we've already divided out all the 2's] Yes, so write "3" (again) as a prime factor, then work with the quotient, 5. </span>
<span>Is 5 divisible by 3? No, so try a bigger divisor. </span>
Is 5 divisible by 4? No, so try a bigger divisor (actually, we know it can't be divisible by 4 becase it's not divisible by 2)
<span>Is 5 divisible by 5? Yes, so write "5" as a prime factor, then work with the quotient, 1 </span>
<span>Once you end up with a quotient of "1" you're done. </span>
<span>In this case, you should have written down, "2 * 2 * 3 * 3 * 5"</span>