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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (8, 8) and (8,-6).

xxMikexx [17]

The slope that passes both points is 0.

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3 years ago

Find the length of the third side. If necessary, write in simplest radical form.

lord [1]

Answer:

$\sqrt{13}$

Step-by-step explanation:

let the 3rd side, the hypotenuse, be x

Using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle.

The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides, that is

x² = 2² + 3² = 4 + 9 = 13 ( take square root of both sides )

x = $\sqrt{13}$

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2 years ago

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Find the slope of the line through the pair of points (-4,12) , (-4,11)

Hoochie [10]

Answer:

Pretty sure its undefined

Step-by-step explanation:

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Express the function graphed on the axes below as a piecewise function.

adoni [48]

Answer:

f(x) = {x-3 for x ≤ -1; -3x+14 for x > 5}

Step-by-step explanation:

To write the piecewise function, we can consider the pieces one at a time. For each, we need to define the domain, and the functional relation.

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<h3>Left Piece</h3>

The domain is the horizontal extent. It is shown as -∞ to -1, with -1 included.

The relation has a slope (rise/run) of +1, and would intersect the y-axis at -3 if it were extended.

The first piece can be written ...

f(x) = x-3 for x ≤ -1

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<h3>Right Piece</h3>

The domain is shown as 5 to ∞, with 5<em> not included</em>.

The relation is shown as having a slope (rise/run) of (-3)/(1) = -3. If extended, it would intersect the point (5, -1), so we can write the point-slope equation as ...

y -(-1) = -3(x -5)

y = -3x +15 -1 = -3x +14

The second piece can be written ...

f(x) = -3x +14 for x > 5

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<h3>Whole function</h3>

Putting these pieces together, we have ...

$\boxed{f(x)=\begin{cases}x-3&\text{for }x\le-1\\-3x+14&\text{for }5 < x\end{cases}}$

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<em>Additional comment</em>

Sometimes it is convenient to write inequalities in number-line order (using < or ≤ symbols). This gives a visual indication of where the variable stands in relation to the limit(s). Perhaps a more conventional way to write the domain for the second piece is, <em>x > 5</em>.

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3 years ago

Calculate the discriminant to determine the number solutions. y = x ^2 + 3x - 10

Nataly_w [17]

1. The first step is to find the discriminant itself. Now, the discriminant of a quadratic equation in the form y = ax^2 + bx + c is given by:

Δ = b^2 - 4ac

Our equation is y = x^2 + 3x - 10. Thus, if we compare this with the general quadratic equation I outlined in the first line, we would find that a = 1, b = 3 and c = -10. It is easy to see this if we put the two equations right on top of one another:

y = ax^2 + bx + c

y = (1)x^2 + 3x - 10

Now that we know that a = 1, b = 3 and c = -10, we can substitute this into the formula for the discriminant we defined before:

Δ = b^2 - 4ac

Δ = (3)^2 - 4(1)(-10) (Substitute a = 1, b = 3 and c = -10)

Δ = 9 + 40 (-4*(-10) = 40)

Δ = 49 (Evaluate 9 + 40 = 49)

Thus, the discriminant is 49.

2. The question itself asks for the number and nature of the solutions so I will break down each of these in relation to the discriminant below, starting with how to figure out the number of solutions:

• There are no solutions if the discriminant is less than 0 (ie. it is negative).

If you are aware of the quadratic formula (x = (-b ± √(b^2 - 4ac) ) / 2a), then this will make sense since we are unable to evaluate √(b^2 - 4ac) if the discriminant is negative (since we cannot take the square root of a negative number) - this would mean that the quadratic equation has no solutions.

• There is one solution if the discriminant equals 0.

If you are again aware of the quadratic formula then this also makes sense since if √(b^2 - 4ac) = 0, then x = -b ± 0 / 2a = -b / 2a, which would result in only one solution for x.

• There are two solutions if the discriminant is more than 0 (ie. it is positive).

Again, you may apply this to the quadratic formula where if b^2 - 4ac is positive, there will be two distinct solutions for x:

-b + √(b^2 - 4ac) / 2a

-b - √(b^2 - 4ac) / 2a

Our discriminant is equal to 49; since this is more than 0, we know that we will have two solutions.

Now, given that a, b and c in y = ax^2 + bx + c are rational numbers, let us look at how to figure out the number and nature of the solutions:

• There are two rational solutions if the discriminant is more than 0 and is a perfect square (a perfect square is given by an integer squared, eg. 4, 9, 16, 25 are perfect squares given by 2^2, 3^2, 4^2, 5^2).

• There are two irrational solutions if the discriminant is more than 0 but is not a perfect square.

49 = 7^2, and is therefor a perfect square. Thus, the quadratic equation has two rational solutions (third answer).

~ To recap:

1. Finding the number of solutions.

If:

• Δ < 0: no solutions

• Δ = 0: one solution

• Δ > 0 = two solutions

2. Finding the number and nature of solutions.

Given that a, b and c are rational numbers for y = ax^2 + bx + c, then if:

• Δ < 0: no solutions

• Δ = 0: one rational solution

• Δ > 0 and is a perfect square: two rational solutions

• Δ > 0 and is not a perfect square: two irrational solutions

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