Okay so you're trying to find the unit rate of 720yds/4min. If you divide 720 by 4 you will have the unit rate as 180yds/1 min or 60 sec then if you divide 180 and 60 by 4 again you will get the answer of 45yds/15sec.
The first step is to quickly factor each of the five equations... to do so, find the right factors of the 3rd given number so that they add up in an equal number to the second number... 14 = -7 • -2 and -9 = -7 + -2
a^2 - 9a + 14 = 0
(a - 7) (a - 2)
a - 7 = 0, a = 7
a - 2 = 0, a = 2
{2,7}
a^2 + 9a + 14 = 0
(a + 7) (a + 2)
a + 7 = 0, a = -7
a + 2 = 0, a = -2
{-2, -7}
a^2 + 3a - 10 = 0
(a + 5) (a - 2)
a + 5 = 0, a = -5
a - 2 = 0, a = 2
{-5, 2}
a^2 - 5a - 14 = 0
(a - 7) (a + 2)
a - 7 = 0, a = 7
a + 2 = 0, a = -2
{-2, 7}
Answer:
27.7
Step-by-step explanation:
Pythagorean Theorem
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(10.7 comes from half of the 21.4 side)
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