solve for the polynomial equation by factoring, then using the zero product principle. This is just the example problem Please e
xplain where the 3 comes in. I'm so lost- and I'm using the example to help me solve the question I'm doing.
1 answer:
Answer:
-3 comes from combining 1 and -4
Step-by-step explanation:
The -3 under the radical is the result of combining the terms
16 -4(16) = 16(1 -4) = 16(-3) = -3(16)
16 is factored out. It is done this way because 16 is a perfect square factor, so wants to maintain that identity while you figure out the rest of the radical.
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Answer:
(3, - 1)
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to solve the system of equations:
2*x - y = 7
x - 2*y = 5
graphically.
To do it, we need to graph both lines, it will be easier if we rewrite both lines in a more general way, like in the slope-intercept form:
y = -7 + 2*x
y = -(5/2) + x/2
Now, a solution of the system is a point (x, y) such that the point is a solution to both equations, then, when we graph the lines, as that point belongs to both equations, we should see that both lines pass through that point.
Then to find the solution of the system, we just need to graph the lines and find the point where the lines intersect.
Below, you can see a graph of the lines, and is easy to see that the lines do intersect at the point (3, - 1)
