Answer:
Probability to pick yellow or orange sweet = 3 / 8
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Number of yellow sweet = 5
Number of red sweet = 4
Number of green sweet = 8
Number of orange sweet = 4
Number of white sweet = 3
Find:
Probability to pick yellow or orange sweet
Computation:
Total number of sweets = 24 sweets
Probability to pick yellow = 5 / 24
Probability to pick orange = 4 / 24
Probability to pick yellow or orange sweet = 5/24 + 4 / 24
Probability to pick yellow or orange sweet = 9 / 24
Probability to pick yellow or orange sweet = 3 / 8
-2 = - x + x^2 -4 => x^2 - x - 4 + 2 = 0
x^2 - x - 2 = 0
a is the coefficient of x^2 => a = 1
b is the coefficient of x => b = - 1
c is the constant term => c = - 2
quadratic equation: [- b +/- √(b^2 - 4ac) ] / 2a =
= { 1 +/- √[ (-1)^2 - 4(1)(-2)] } / (2(1) = { 1 +/- √ (1 + 8) } / 2 = {1 +/- √9} / 2 =
= { 1 +/- 3} / 2
Answer:
Positive
Step-by-step explanation:
Since there are two x-intercepts, -2 and 2, there is a positive discriminant. If the parabola was below the x axis and opened downwards, the discriminant would be negative.
