Completing the Square
2. Solve the equation by completing the square. Show your work.
x^2 – 30x = –125
Step 1: Add to both sides of the equation. (2 points)
Add 225 both sides of the equation
x^2 – 30x + 225 = –125
+ 225
x^2 - 30x + 225 = 100
Step 2: Factor the left side of the equation. Show your work. (2 points)
Hint: It is a perfect square trinomial.
x^2 - 30x + 225 = 100
Factor the left side of the equation:
(x - 15)^2 = 100
Step 3: Take the square root of both sides of the equation from Step 2. (1 point)
√(x - 15)^2 = √100
Step 4: Simplify the radical and solve for x. Show your work. (1 point)
x - 15 = + - 10
x - 15 = 10
x = 25
x - 15 = -10
x = 5
Solutions x = 25, 5
Exact form - -4/3
decimal form - -1.3 repeating
mixed number - -1 1/3
There are 52 cards in a deck of cards so that makes 52 your denominator. There are 4 aces in a deck of cards, so 52 - 4 = 48 making 48 your numerator. so the probability the card won't be an ace is 48 out of 52.
48/52 chance that the card will not be an ace.
Hope this helps you. :-)
Answer:
$978
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
- y = amount of profit
- x = selling price of each widget

To find the maximum amount of profit, differentiate the equation, set it to zero and solve for x. Substitute found value of x into the original equation.
<u>Differentiate equation</u>


<u>Set differentiated equation to zero and solve for x</u>:




<u>Maximum profit</u>
Substitute x = 39 into the equation:

Therefore, max profit is $978