Answer:
4 and 9
Step-by-step explanation:
let their ages be x and x - 5, then in 4 years their ages will be
x + 4 and x - 5 + 4 = x - 1 , and the product is 104, thus
(x + 4)(x - 1) = 104 ← expand factors on left using FOIL
x² + 3x - 4 = 104 ( subtract 104 from both sides )
x² + 3x - 108 = 0 ← in standard form
(x + 12)(x - 9) = 0 ← in factored form
Equate each factor to zero and solve for x
x + 12 = 0 ⇒ x = - 12
x - 9 = 0 ⇒ x = 9
However, x > 0 ⇒ x = 9
Thus
Their present ages are 9 and 9 - 5 = 4
When roots of polynomials occur in radical form, they occur as two conjugates.
That is,
The conjugate of (a + √b) is (a - √b) and vice versa.
To show that the given conjugates come from a polynomial, we should create the polynomial from the given factors.
The first factor is x - (a + √b).
The second factor is x - (a - √b).
The polynomial is
f(x) = [x - (a + √b)]*[x - (a - √b)]
= x² - x(a - √b) - x(a + √b) + (a + √b)(a - √b)
= x² - 2ax + x√b - x√b + a² - b
= x² - 2ax + a² - b
This is a quadratic polynomial, as expected.
If you solve the quadratic equation x² - 2ax + a² - b = 0 with the quadratic formula, it should yield the pair of conjugate radical roots.
x = (1/2) [ 2a +/- √(4a² - 4(a² - b)]
= a +/- (1/2)*√(4b)
= a +/- √b
x = a + √b, or x = a - √b, as expected.
The smallest value for n is -3
When you move the decimal point to the right, the exponent on the 10 will be negative
move the decimal point to the right 3 times and you get 2.22 x 10^-3
2.22 is greater than two
When eggs = 2, then potatoes = 5
Eggs: 2
Potatoes: 5
When that is changed to 6 eggs, 2 needs to be multiplied by a number to get 6.
2 * what = 6 or 6/2=
you get the number 3. A fraction is equivalent to a ratio. So if you have 2*3=6 then you need to multiply 5*3 to get the amount of potatoes you need. the answer is 15 potatoes because 5*3=15.
I don’t even know the answer to be honest
