The values of a, b, and c in the equation x² + 6x - 55 = 0 are:

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Elenna [48]2 years ago

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Answer:

The following are the answers:

a = 1

b = 6

c = -55

Step-by-step explanation:

When looking for a, b, and c in a quadratic, you are looking at coefficients only. The coefficient of x^2, which in this case is 1, is a. The coefficient of x, which in this case is 6, is b. Lastly, the constant at the end, which in this case is -55, is c.

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FIRST PART
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α and β is located on third quadrant, sin α, cos α, and sin β, cos β are negative

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cos α = side adjacent to the angle / hypotenuse
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Find cos (α - β)
cos (α - β) = cos α cos β + sin α sin β
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Find tan (α - β)
$tan( \alpha - \beta )= \frac{ tan \alpha-tan \beta }{1+tan \alpha tan \beta }$
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Simplify the denominator
$tan( \alpha - \beta )= \frac{ \frac{5}{12} - \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{3} }{1+(\frac{5\sqrt{3}}{24})}$
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Simplify the numerator
$tan( \alpha - \beta )= \frac{ \frac{5}{12} - \frac{6}{12} \sqrt{3} }{ \frac{24+5\sqrt{3}}{24} }$
$tan( \alpha - \beta )= \frac{ \frac{5-6\sqrt{3}}{12} }{ \frac{24+5\sqrt{3}}{24} }$

Simplify the fraction
$tan( \alpha - \beta )= (\frac{5-6\sqrt{3}}{12} })({ \frac{24}{24+5\sqrt{3}})$
$tan( \alpha - \beta )= \frac{10-12\sqrt{3} }{ 24+5\sqrt{3}}$