Determine the type and number of solutions of 6x^2-7x-4=0

A thief steals a number of rare plants from a nursery. On the way out, the thief meets three security guards, one after anothe

DedPeter [7]

The thief originally stole 64 plants.

<h3>What is arithmetic?</h3>

In mathematics, it deals with numbers of operations according to the statements.

Here,
Let the number of plants originally stolen by the thief be x.
On the way out, the thief meets three security guards, one after another. To each security guard, the thief is forced to give one-half of the plants that he still had, plus 2 more.

Here,
For gourd 1 the planet is given = 1/2 x
For gourd 2 the planet is given = 1/2 * 1/2 x = 1/4 x
For gourd 3 the planet is given = 1/2*1/4 x = 1/8 x
Total plant given to the gourds = 1/2x +1/4x +1/8x + 2 = 7/x/8x +2
Finally, the thief leaves the nursery with 10 plants
x - 7x/8 + 2 = 10
x/8 = 8
x = 64

Thus, the thief stole 64 plants.

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2 years ago

he table shows the mean number of basketball goals made by four random samples of players from the school team during this year’

Strike441 [17]

The valid prediction for the mean of the population possible using these samples is C. Yes, the variation of the sample means is small

<h3>What is a sample mean?</h3>

It should be noted that a sample mean is an average of a set of data . Also, the sample mean can be used to calculate the standard deviation, central tendency, and the variance of a data set.

The sample mean can be applied to a variety of uses, including calculating population averages.

Here, the sample variance is a measure of the degree to which the numbers in a list are spread out. Here, the numbers given are close to each other.

If the numbers in a list are all close to the expected values, the variance will be small and if they are far away, the variance will be large.

Therefore, the correct option is C.

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2 years ago

Solve the triangle A = 2 B = 9 C =8

VARVARA [1.3K]

Answer:

$\begin{gathered} A=\text{ 12}\degree \\ B=\text{ 114}\degree \\ C=54\degree \end{gathered}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the angles of the given triangle, we can use the law of cosines:

$\begin{gathered} \cos (C)=\frac{a^2+b^2-c^2}{2ab} \\ \cos (A)=\frac{b^2+c^2-a^2}{2bc} \\ \cos (B)=\frac{c^2+a^2-b^2}{2ca} \end{gathered}$

Then, given the sides a=2, b=9, and c=8.

$\begin{gathered} \cos (A)=\frac{9^2+8^2-2^2}{2\cdot9\cdot8} \\ \cos (A)=\frac{141}{144} \\ A=\cos ^{-1}(\frac{141}{144}) \\ A=11.7 \\ \text{ Rounding to the nearest degree:} \\ A=12º \end{gathered}$

For B:

$\begin{gathered} \cos (B)=\frac{8^2+2^2-9^2}{2\cdot8\cdot2} \\ \cos (B)=\frac{13}{32} \\ B=\cos ^{-1}(\frac{13}{32}) \\ B=113.9\degree \\ \text{Rounding:} \\ B=114\degree \end{gathered}$ $\begin{gathered} \cos (C)=\frac{2^2+9^2-8^2}{2\cdot2\cdot9} \\ \cos (C)=\frac{21}{36} \\ C=\cos ^{-1}(\frac{21}{36}) \\ C=54.3 \\ \text{Rounding:} \\ C=\text{ 54}\degree \end{gathered}$

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1 year ago

Manny can assemble a computer by himself in 50 minutes. Lucy does the same job in 45 minutes. How long will it take to assemble

jonny [76]

Manny can assemble a computer in 50 minutes. That means, in a minute Manny does $\frac{1}{50}$ job.

Lucy can assemble a computer in 45 minutes. That means, in a minute Lucy does $\frac{1}{45}$ job.

If they are working together, in a minute they will do:
$\dfrac{1}{50} + \dfrac{1}{45}$
$= \dfrac{9}{450} + \dfrac{10}{450} \text{(equalize the denominator)}$
$=\dfrac{19}{450}$
In a minute they will do $\frac{19}{450}$ job

To finish the job they will do it in $\frac{450}{19}$ minutes or about 24 minutes.

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4 years ago

What is the range of f(x) = – 4?

Andre45 [30]

The answer is -4. The range is the y-value and when you say f(x) that is the same thing as y, so if f(x) = -4 that means y = -4 which means the range is -4.

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3 years ago

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