Answer:
x = 9 + 6i or x = 9 - 6i
Step-by-step explanation:
x² - 18x + 117 = 0
Complete the square and solve:
(x - 9)² - 81 + 117 = 0
(x - 9)² + 36 = 0
(x - 9)² = -36
x - 9 = ±sqrt(-36)
x - 9 = ±sqrt(-1).sqrt(36)
i = imaginary number = sqrt(-1)
x - 9 = ±6i
x = 9 ± 6i
There are no real solutions, only imaginary ones
9 + 6i and 9 - 6i
You want one of the values in the ratio to be one for a unit rate. First, write out the ratio. It is 70 miles/2 hours. It's better not to include decimal numbers when you write a ratio when you can, so we're going to make the hours the unit rate. To make 2 -> 1 hour, divide both sides of the ratio by 2. 70/2 = 35.
The unit rate is 35 mi./hr.
Hope that helped you.