Area of a circle = 3.14 x r^2
=3.14 x 8.5^2
= 226.865
Cody ALONE = 8 hours
Kaitlyn ALONE = 6 hours
Let Joseph ALONE take j hours
Cody ALONE in 1 HOUR = 1/8 of the work Kaitlyn ALONE in 1 hour = 1/6 of the work Joseph ALONE in 1 HOUR = 1/j of the work
Since TOGETHER they take X hours, in 1 hour TOGETHER they complete 1 / X of the work
1/8 + 1/6 + 1/j = 1/X
1/j = 1/X - 1/8 - 1/6 = (24 - 3X - 4X ) /24X = (24 - 7X ) / 24X
j = 24X / ( 24- 7X )
After completing the work value of X will be known , calculate j from the above formula ANSWER
Answer:
A quadratic equation can be written as:
a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0.
where a, b and c are real numbers.
The solutions of this equation can be found by the equation:

Where the determinant is D = b^2 - 4*a*c.
Now, if D>0
we have the square root of a positive number, which will be equal to a real number.
√D = R
then the solutions are:

Where each sign of R is a different solution for the equation.
If D< 0, we have the square root of a negative number, then we have a complex component:
√D = i*R

We have two complex solutions.
If D = 0
√0 = 0
then:

We have only one real solution (or two equal solutions, depending on how you see it)