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What is the justification for the first step in proving the formula for factoring the sum of cubes?

Anna11 [10]

Explanation:

The formula isnt correctly written, it should state:

$a^3+b^3 = (a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)$

You have to start from $(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)$ and end in a³+b³. On your first step, you need to use the distributive property.

$(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2) = a*(a^2-ab+b^2) + b*(a^2-ab+b^2)$

This is equal to

$a*a^2-a*(ab) + a*b^2 + b*a^2-b*(ab) + b*b^2 = a^3 - a^2b + ab^2 +ba^2 -b^2a +b^3$

Note that the second term, -a²b, is cancelled by the fourth term, ba², and the third term, ab², is cancelled by the fifht term, -b²a. Therefore, the final result is a³+b³, as we wanted to.

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3 years ago

Plsss help no one answered the other times I put this question

svetlana [45]

Answer:

a) The equation (10s + 8w) represents the calories Bridget ate on Monday and the equation (20s + w) represents the calories she ate the next day.

b) The number of calories in each strawberry is 4 and the number of calories in each vanilla wafer cookie is 19. The solution is s= 4 and w = 19.

Step-by-step explanation:

For part A, Bridget ate 10 strawberries and 8 vanilla wafer cookies on Monday. Since the the number of calories in a strawberry is s and the number of calories in a vanilla wafer cookie is w , the number of calories Bridget ate on Monday is 10s + 8w. The next day, Bridget ate 20 strawberries and 1 vanilla wafer cookie. Hence, the number of calories Bridget ate on the next day is 20s + w.

For part B,

we will create two different simultaneous equations.

Equation 1: 10s + 8w = 192

Equation 2: 20s + w = 99

We need to find one of the terms first to solve the other term. For this case, I will solve for w first.

Multiply the first equation by 2.

Equation 3: 20s + 16w = 192*2 = 384.

Now, subtract equation 2 from this new equation.

Equation 4:

(20s + 16w) - (20s + w) = 384 - 99

20s + 16w - 20s - w = 285

15w = 285

This leaves only w left and we can solve w.

w = 285 / 15 = 19

Now, we can solve for s using equation 2.

20s + 19 = 99

20s = 99-19 = 80

Hence,

s = 80/20 = 4

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2 years ago

Please help im so confused lol

BARSIC [14]

Answer:

1. Percent

2. Number

Step-by-step explanation:

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3 years ago

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Define powers provide an example of power with an exponent of 2

shtirl [24]

Well not sure what you are asking, but If it is what I think it is, it would go like this:
2
(9^2)

Then the answer should be

9^4 since we multiply the exponents.

If you mean this...

3^2....It would be same as 3 x 3 which we should know is equal to nine.

Hope I helped! (Be sure to thank me!)

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2 years ago

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What is the length of side DG? 12 in. 32 in. 36 in. 30 in.

taurus [48]

Answer:

36 in

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of proportionality between the two similar triangles is 1:6, which you can find by dividing the corresponding side length measures from each triangle (3/18 = 4/24). Then you can set up a proportion:

1/6 = 6/x, which you can solve to get x = 36

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3 years ago