Which value of b would make x²+bx-30 factorable? A. -31 B. -17 C. 11 D. 13
2 answers:
Answer:
D. 13
Step-by-step explanation:
well since it's a quadratic equation, it can be written in the form of ax²+bx+c=0. So we have a=1, b=b and c= -30. Also the roots are given by the equation-
x= -b± /2a. So all I did was put the number from the choices which would satisfy the sqrt part and that turned out to be 13 since
=
= 17. So b=13.
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Step-by-step explanation:
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C = 28. Now we just need to find k.
The concentration of salt changes as the pure water flows in and the salt water flows out. So the change in concentration, where y is the concentration of salt in the tank, is . Thus, the change in the concentration of salt is found in
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and filling in 16 for the number of minutes in t:
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