<h3>Answer: QS is 37 units long</h3>
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Explanation:
PN = 24 and NR = 14 are pieces of the chord PR. The two pieces multiply to some value. At the same time, the other two pieces QN = 21 and NS = 2x-4 also multiply to that same value. In short, the chord pieces multiply to the same number. This is known as the intersecting chord theorem.
PN*NR = QN*NS
24*14 = 21*(2x-4)
336 = 42x-84
336+84 = 42x-84+84 .... add 84 to both sides
420 = 42x
42x = 420
42x/42 = 420/42 ...... divide both sides by 42
x = 10
We know that x = 10 so we can use it to find the length of NS
NS = 2x-4
NS = 2*10-4
NS = 20-4
NS = 16
Therefore,
QS = QN + NS
QS = 21 + 16
QS = 37
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note: as a check,
PN*NR = QN*NS
24*14 = 21*16
336 = 336
we get a true equation, so we have the proper values
You can find the remainder right away by simply plugging in
. The polynomial remainder theorem guarantees that the value of
is the remainder upon dividing
by
, but I digress...
Synthetic division yields
3 | 2 -11 18 -15
. | 6 -15 9
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
. | 2 -5 3 -6
which translates to
(and note that
, as expected)
Answer:
735,130.
Step-by-step explanation:
The order of election of the 3 representatives does not matter so it is a combination.
The number of possible combinations
= 165! / 162! 3!
= (165 * 164 * 163) / (3*2*1)
= 735,130.
<span>The
value of the determinant of a 2x2 matrix is the product of the top-left
and bottom-right terms minus the product of the top-right and
bottom-left terms.
The value of the determinant of a 2x2 matrix is the product of the top-left and bottom-right terms minus the product of the top-right and bottom-left terms.
= [ (1)(-3)] - [ (7)(0) ]
= -3 - 0
= -3
Therefore, the determinant is -3.
Hope this helps!</span>
