Answer:
<em>2 solutions</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the expression
2m/2m+3 - 2m/2m-3 = 1
Find the LCM of the expression at the left hand side:
2m(2m-3)-2m(2m+3)/(2m+3)(2m-3) = 1
open the bracket
4m²-6m-4m²-6m/(4m²-9) = 1
Cross multiply
4m²-6m-4m²-6m = 4m² - 9
-12m = 4m² - 9
4m² - 9+12m = 0
4m² +12m-9 = 0
<em>Since the resulting equation is a quadratic equation, it will have 2 solutions since the degree of the equation is 2</em>
Answer:
-600
Step-by-step explanation:
The rate of change of a function f(x) in a certain interval
is the ratio between the change of the function and the change in the value of x:

The rate of change of a function tells how much the value of the function is changing per change in unit of x: therefore, for a linear function it corresponds to the slope of the line.
In this problem, the function f(x) is equal to the value of the business machine in dollars, while the variable x represents the number of years.
Here we are told that the machine was purchased for

while its value decreases by $600 each year, so

This means that the linear function that represents the value of the machine after x years is:

Therefore, the rate of change of the function is -600.