A b + a c - 4 b - 4 c = a ( b + c ) - 4 ( b + c ) =
= (b + c) (a - 4)
Divide -3
-3/-3a = 15/-3
a = -5
Answer:
The probability that all three batteries would fail is given as:
= 0.000125
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that the probability of the new battery failing = 1/20 or 0.05,
Therefore, the probability that all three batteries would fail is given as:
= Probability of battery A failing * Probability of battery B failing * Probability of battery C failing
= P(A)*P(B)*P(C)
= 0.05 * 0.05 * 0.05
= 0.000125
Answer:
the solution set consists of {x < -2 ∪ x > 10/3}
Step-by-step explanation:
|3x - 2| > 8 is equivalent to the following set of inequalities:
1) 3x - 2 > 8
and
2) -(3x - 2) > 8
In case 1, above, add 2 to both sides, obtaining 3x > 10, or x > 10/3.
In case 2, above, carry out the indicated multiplication first:
-3x + 2 > 8. Next, subtract 2 from both sides: -3x > 6.
Next, divide both sides by -3, remembering to reverse the direction of the inequality sign: x < -2.
Thus, the solution set consists of {x < -2 ∪ x > 10/3}
