Answer:
x = 2.5 or -0.8
Step-by-step explanation:
Here, we are to use completing the square method to solve for the values of x
Firstly, we divide through by 4
= x^2 -7/4x -2 = 0
Now, we move the two term to the right hand side
x^2 -7/4x = 2
Now, we divide the coefficient of x by 2 and square it;
That would be;
(-7/4 * 1/2)^2 = 49/64
we now add this value to both sides of the equation
x^2 -7/4x + 49/64 = 2 + 49/64
The right hand side can be rewritten as;
(x-7/8)^2 = 177/64
taking the square root of both sides
x-7/8 = √(177/64)
x = 7/8 ± √(177/64)
x = 7/8 + √(177/74) or 7/8 - √(177/64)
= x = 2.53802 or -0.788017
Which to the nearest tenth is
x = 2.5 or -0.8
Let us name the players A,Dave,Zack,Paul,E and F
For the first position there are two candidades ( Zack / Paul )
For the second position there is only one candidate i.e. Dave
For the third place there will be 4 candidates (out of Zack and Paul - 1 as one of them is already taken for the first position and A, E and F total-4)
For the fourth place there will be 3 candidates ( out of the four available candidates in the 3rd place, one will be taken up for 3rd place )
For the fifth place there will be 2 candidates
Finally, for the last place there will be only one candidate left.
On multiplying the no. of available cadidates, we get 2 * 1 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 48 i.e. option (A)
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For the second question:
Let the no of dotted marbles be 'x' and no of striped marbles be 'y'
then the equation will become as follows
(y+6)/x = 3
and
(x+6)/y = (2/3)
On solving the equations, we will get x = 10 and y = 24
Total balls = 10+24+6 = 40 (option E)
Answer 3 will be ) For the first edge, he can choose 3 paths
For the second edge he can choose 2 paths for each path of its first edge's path
For the third , he is bounded to move on the paths created by the first and the second edges hence 1 path for each path created by the first and the second edge together
It will be multiplication of all the possibilities of the paths of the three edges differently.........
i.e. 3 * 2 * 1 = 6
When parentheses are around a number being squared, the output value will always be positive.
For example: -2² vs (-2)²
-2² means the <em>negative of the square of two</em>, or -4
(-2)² means the <u /><em>square of negative two</em>, or 4
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