Perhaps the most concise way to factor is by "completing the square" which is how the quadratic formula is derived...
x^2+6x+8=0 move constant to other side, subtract 8 from both sides
x^2+6x=-8, halve the linear coefficient, square it, then add that to both sides, in this case (6/2)^2=3^2=9
x^2+6x+9=1 now the left side is a perfect square of the form
(x+3)^2=1 take the square root of both sides
x+3=±√1 subtract 3 from both sides
x=-3±√1
x=-3±1
x=-4 and -2
Since the zeros occur when x=-4 and -2 the factors of the equation are:
(x+2)(x+4)
For this case we have the following expression:
(1 / x + 2) + (1 / x + 3) + (1 / X ^ 2 + 5 + 6)
Rewriting we have:
(1 / x + 2) + (1 / x + 3) + (1 / ((x + 2) * (x + 3)))
By doing common factor we have:
(1 / ((x + 2) * (x + 3))) * (x + 3 + x + 2 + 1)
Rewriting:
(1 / ((x + 2) * (x + 3))) * (2x + 6)
The sum is:
((2x + 6) / ((x + 2) * (x + 3)))
Answer:
((2x + 6) / ((x + 2) * (x + 3)))
Answer:
1r-1r
Step-by-step explanation:
srry if its wrong i took that class a couple months ago
Divide the miles by the gallons used for each car to find the miles per gallon, then compare them:
Blue car: 18 2/5 miles / 0.8 gallons = 23 miles per gallon.
Red car: 17 2/5 miles / 0.7 gallons = 24.86 miles per gallon.
The red car can travel farther on 1 gallon of gas.
Answer: 60.53%
Step-by-step explanation: i just did 23/38.
