Answer: the answer is either the first one or the third not exactly sure
Step-by-step explanation:
<span>x^2 + 15x + 56.25 = 105.25
"Completing the square" is one of many different techniques for solving a quadratic equation. What you do is add a constant to both sides of the equation such that the lefthand side can be factored into the form a(x+d)^2. For instance, squaring (X+D) = X^2 + 2DX + D^2. Notice the 2DX term. That is the same term as the 15x term in the problem. So 2D = 15, D = 7.5. And D^2 = 7.5^2 = 56.25.
So we have
x^2 + 15x + 56.25 = 49 + 56.25
Which is
x^2 + 15x + 56.25 = 105.25
Which is the answer desired.
Now the rest of this is going beyond the answer. Namely, it's answering the question "Why does complementing the square help?"
Well, we know that the left hand side of the equation can now be written as
(x+7.5)^2 = 105.25
Now take the square root of each side
(x+7.5) = sqrt(105.25)
And let's use both the positive and negative square roots.
So
x+7.5 = 10.25914226
and
x+7.5 = -10.25914226
And let's find X.
x+7.5 = 10.25914226
x = 2.759142264
x+7.5 = -10.25914226
x = -17.75914226
So the roots for x^2 + 15x - 49 is 2.759142264, and -17.75914226</span>
45 of a number refers to 180, and 54 refers to 216. So 100 of a number is 400 and 1 of a number is 4. If 54x - 45x = 36, just plug in 4 and double check: 54(4) - 45(4) = 36 or 216 - 180 = 36, which is true.
Answer:
gradient=change in y/change in x
=y2-y1/x2-x1
=-8-(-16)/-10-(-8)
=8/-2
=-4
