You might be thinking of "distribution" or "distributive property"
Example:
2(3x+5) = 2*3x+2*5 = 6x+10
I multiplied the outer 2 by each term inside (3x and 5)
4x^2 + x + 3 = 0
x = [-1 +/- sqrt (1^2 - 4 * 4 * 3)] / 8 = - 1 +/- sqrt ( --47) / 8
= ( - 1 +/- sqrt47i) / 8 = -0.125 + 0.857i , -0.125 - 0.857i
<h2>Answer:
y = - ¹/₂ x OR y - 1 = - ¹/₂ (x + 2) </h2>
<h3>Step-by-step explanation: </h3>
For us to write the equation for this line, we need to (1) find the slope of the line, and (2) use one of the points to write an equation:
The question gives us two points, (-2, 1) and (-8, 4), from which we can find the slope and later the equation of the line.
<u>Finding the Slope </u>
The slope of the line (m) = (y₂ - y₁) ÷ (x₂ - x₁)
= (4 - 1) ÷ (-8 - (-2))
= - ¹/₂
<u>Finding the Equation</u>
We can now use the point-slope form (y - y₁) = m(x - x₁)) to write the equation for this line:
⇒ y - 1 = - ¹/₂ (x - (-2))
∴ y - 1 = - ¹/₂ (x + 2)
we could also transform this into the slope-intercept form ( y = mx + c)
since y - 1 = - ¹/₂ (x + 2)
⇒ y = - ¹/₂ x
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