Wendy described four triangles as shown below: Triangle A: All sides have length 9 cm. Triangle B: Two sides have length 10 cm,
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Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Polynomials </u>
a)
The polynomial whose graph is shown is of third degree because it has three real roots. The roots of a polynomial are the values of x that make the expression equal to zero. We can see it happens three times in the graph provided. The roots or zeros are
x=-2, x=1, x=3
b)
The factored form of a polynomial whose roots are known is
We know the value of the roots, thus the polynomial is written as
We need to find the value of a. We do that by replacing the value of x=0 and finding a that makes f(0)=3 (as seen in the graph). Thus
Thus the factored form of the polynomial is
c)
Let's multiply all the factors
Explanation:
In order to prove that affirmation, we define the function g over the interval [0, 1/2] with the formula
If we evaluate g at the endpoints we have
g(0) = f(1/2)-f(0) = f(1/2) - f(1) (because f(0) = f(1))
g(1/2) = f(1) - f(1/2) = -g(0)
Since g(1/2) = -g(0), we have one chance out of three
- g(0) > 0 and g(1/2) < 0
- g(0) < 0 and g(1/2) > 0
- g(0) = g(1/2) = 0
We will prove that g has a zero on [0,1/2]. If g(0) = 0, then it is trivial. If g(0) ≠ 0, then we are in one of the first two cases, and therefore g(0) * g(1/2) < 0. Since f is continuous, so is g. Bolzano's Theorem assures that there exists c in (0,1/2) such that g(c) = 0. This proves that g has at least one zero on [0,1/2].
Let c be a 0 of g, then we have
Hence, f(c+1/2) = f(c) as we wanted.