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3 years ago

What is 5x^2 -17x-12=0

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nadezda [96]3 years ago

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Move all terms to the left side and set equal to 0. Then set each factor equal to 0.

The answer:

x = 4, -3/5

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Suppose lines EF and GH are reflected over the line Y equals X to form the lines JK and LM which statement would be true about t

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Answer:

A) JK and LM will be parallel to each other.

Step-by-step explanation:

On reflection on $y=x$ line the x co-ordinate changes with y co-ordinate and y co-ordinate changes with x co-ordinate

$(x,y)\rightarrow (y,x)$

Points on line EF

$(0,6) , (-5,-2)$

On reflection of this line on $y=x$ the new points we get for line JK are

$(6,0),(-2,-5)$

Points on line GH

$(-4,9),(-9,1)$

On reflection on y=x line the new points we get for line LM are

$(9,-4),(1,-9)$

Slope of line JK

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x2-x1}\\m=\frac{(-5)-0}{(-2)-6} \\m=\frac{-5}{-8}=\frac{5}{8}$

Slope of line LM

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x2-x1}\\m=\frac{(-9)-(-4)}{1-9} \\m=\frac{-9+4}{-8}=\frac{-5}{-8}\\m=\frac{5}{8}$

For two line to be parallel, their slopes will be same.

$m_{JK} =\frac{5}{8} , m_{LM}=\frac{5}{8}$

Since slopes of lines JK and LM are same therefore we can say that these are parallel to each other.

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Which formula can be used to find the nth term of a geometric sequence where the fifth term is 1/6 and the common ratio is 1/4?

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Answer:

$a_n = 16(\frac{1}{4})^{n - 1}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Fifth term of a geometric sequence = $\frac{1}{16}$

Common ratio (r) = ¼

Required:

Formula for the nth term of the geometric sequence

Solution:

Step 1: find the first term of the sequence

Formula for nth term of a geometric sequence = $ar^{n - 1}$ , where:

a = first term

r = common ratio = ¼

Thus, we are given the 5th term to be ¹/16, so n here = 5.

Input all these values into the formula to find a, the first term.

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$\frac{1}{16} = a*\frac{1}{4}^{4}$

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$\frac{1}{16} = \frac{a}{256}$

Cross multiply

$1*256 = a*16$

Divide both sides by 16

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Step 2: input the value of a and r to find the nth term formula of the sequence

nth term = $ar^{n - 1}$

nth term = $16*\frac{1}{4}^{n - 1}$

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