Answer:
P(x) = 
- 7x² + 12
Step-by-step explanation:
Given zeros x = 2, x = - 2, x = 
, x = -
Then the factors are (x - 2), (x + 2), (x - ), (x + )
and the polynomial is the product of the factors, that is
P(x) = (x - 2)(x + 2)(x - )(x + ) ← expand in pairs using FOIL
= (x² - 4)(x² - 3) ← distribute
= - 3x² - 4x² + 12 ← collect like terms
= - 7x² + 12
Answer: 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Where an, an-1,a2, a1, a0 are constants. We call the term containing the highest power of x the leading term, and we call an the leading coefficient. The degree of the polynomial is the power of x in the leading term. We have already seen degree 0, 1, and 2 polynomials which were the constant, linear, and quadratic functions, respectively. Degree 3, 4, and 5
Answer:
-2x+25 D
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine how far it will go in an unspecified number of hours, we can let t = time in hours. The letter t will be our variable. Assuming that the car travels at the same speed, we can state that the rate is 55, and that will be our constant. The expression would then be:
Distance of car traveled in t hours, which we can denote as D(t) = 55 x t = 55t
This means that D is a function of t, and D represents the total distance traveled in t hours.
