<span>To do that, you need to set it all to zero and factor:
x^2+8x+15 = 0
(x+5)(x+3) = 0
then put both those in parentheses chunks in their own equations
x + 5 = 0
x + 3 = 0
and then simplify
x = -5
x = -3
So the two points where the parabola crosses the x-axis are -5 and -3.</span>
A) Teresa is correct; y=2ˣ grows at an increasingly increasing rate, while the other two grow at a constantly increasing rate. This means y=2ˣ will surpass the other two.
No, while the difference represents the absolute magnitude of two numbers . . . for example . . .
The difference between 5 and 2 is . . . 3
The difference between 6.4 and 9.5 is . . . 3.1
. . . there is still the chance that the difference may be zero . . . in which case the difference is neither positive nor negative
. . . so in short . . . the answer is . . . <span>NO</span>
To solve this problem you must apply a theorem called: Intersecting secant theorem. The proccedure is shown below:
1) For the figure shown on the left:
(5)(x+5)=(6)(4+6)
5x+25=60
5x=60-25
x=35/5
x=7
2) For the figure shown on the right:
(3)(3+5)=(4)(x+4)
24=4x+16
24-16=4x
8=4x
8/4=x
x=2
