Answer:
b = -3/2
General Formulas and Concepts:
<u>Pre-Algebra</u>
Order of Operations: BPEMDAS
- Brackets
- Parenthesis
- Exponents
- Multiplication
- Division
- Addition
- Subtraction
Equality Properties
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Step 1: Define Equation</u>
2b + 5 = 2
<u>Step 2: Solve for </u><em><u>b</u></em>
- Subtract 5 on both sides: 2b = -3
- Divide 2 on both sides: b = -3/2
If the first 10 bricks come out at $ 4.5, I would be spending $ 45. The other 10 bricks come out at $ 3.5 so he would be spending $ 35. Therefore, he has $ 20 available to buy bricks at $ 2.5, which would be buying 8 additional bricks. Thus, in total, with $ 100, 28 bricks were purchased.
Rewrite as (2^1/2 + 2^1/2)*(18^1/2-2^1/2) = 8
<h3>
Answer: n = -11</h3>
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Explanation:
Since x-2 is a factor of f(x), this means f(2) = 0.
More generally, if x-k is a factor of p(x), then p(k) = 0. This is a special case of the remainder theorem.
So if we plugged x = 2 into f(x), we'd get
f(x) = x^3+x^2+nx+10
f(2) = 2^3+2^2+n(2)+10
f(2) = 8+4+2n+10
f(2) = 2n+22
Set this equal to 0 and solve for n
2n+22 = 0
2n = -22
n = -22/2
n = -11 is the answer
Therefore, x-2 is a factor of f(x) = x^3+x^2-11x+10
Plug x = 2 into that updated f(x) function to find....
f(x) = x^3+x^2-11x+10
f(2) = 2^3+2^2-11(2)+10
f(2) = 8+4-22+10
f(2) = 0
Which confirms our answer.
