What is the value of x in the equation 3(x-2)-3=30
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Answer:
see below
Step-by-step explanation:
I enter the equation into a graphing calculator and let it do the graphing.
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If you're graphing this by hand, you start by looking for the parent function. Here, it is |x|. That has a vertex of (0, 0) and a slope of +1 to the right of the vertex and a slope of -1 to the left of the vertex.
Here, the function is multiplied by -3/2, so will open downward and have slopes of magnitude 3/2 (not 1). The graph has been translated 5 units upward, so the vertex is (0, 5).
I'd start by plotting the vertex point at (0, 5), then identifying points with slope ±3/2 either side of it. To the left, it is left 2 and down 3 to (-2, 2). The points on the right of the vertex are symmetrically located about the y-axis, so one of them will be (2, 2).
Of course, you don't plot any function values for x > 4.
Answer:
C
Step-by-step explanation:
When completing the square, we essentially want to create a perfect square trinomial by adding a constant.
If we have the following expression:
And we want to complete the square, we will need to divide the b-coefficient by half and then square it.
Thus, the added term should be:
In the given equation, we have:
The b term here is 8. Therefore:
The value we would add would be 16.
The answer is C.
Further notes:
To complete the square, add 16 like mentioned earlier. However, we also need to subtract 16 to balance things out:
The expression inside the parentheses is now a perfect square trinomial. Factor it:
And we are done!