Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
A line passes through the point (–6, –2), and its y-intercept is (0, 1). What is the equation of the line that is perpendicular to this line and passes through the point (2, 3)?
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
The length of the altitude is 
Explanation:
Let ABC be an equilateral triangle.
It has sides of length 16 cm
Let AD be the altitude of the triangle.
We need to determine the length of an altitude.
Let AC = 16 cm and CD = 8 cm
Let us consider the right angled triangle ADC
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have,
Substituting the values, we get,
The length of the altitude is
Answer: x = 4 and x = -3/2
Procedure:
1) Given: 2x^2 - 5x - 12 = 0
2) Multiply both sides by : 2(2x^2) - 2(5x) - 2(12) = 0
3) Rearrange: (2x)^2 -5(2x) - 24 = 0
4) Notice that the common factor is (2x)
5) Set the parenthesis with the common factor inside:
(2x ) (2x ) =0
6) The first sign is the same sign of the second term of the trinomial, which is negative, the second sign is the product of the signs of the second and the third terms of the polynomial, which is (-)*(-) = + (positive)
(2x - )(2x + ) = 0
7) find two numbers that sum up - 5x and its product is -24.
- 8 + 3 = - 5
(-8)(+3) = -24
=> the numbers in the factors are -8 and +3
(2x - 8) (2x + 3) = 0
That is the factored equation. Now you can solve
8) a) 2x - 8 = 0 => 2x = 8 => x = 8/2 => x = 4
b) 2x + 3 = 0 => 2x = - 3 => x = - 3/2
Answer: the two solutions are x = 4 and x = -3/2
