Answer:
4
Step-by-step explanation:
(y1-y2)/(x1-x2) = (2-10)/(1-3) = -8/-2 = 4
Answer:
g(x)= 2|x+3|-3
Step-by-step explanation:
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You don't say whether this is a right triangle or not.
Assuming it is a right triangle, then we use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the length of the hypotenuse:
(hypo) = (length of third side) = √(12^2 + 4^2) = √(144+16) = √160 = 4√10.
This is approx. 12.65 inches. Since this does not match any of the possible answer choices, we'll have to take a different approach to answering this question.
Given that 2 sides of the given triangle are 12 and 4 inches, respectively, we see that the 3rd side has to be longer than 8 inches; otherwise we'd have three line segments on the same line, not forming a triangle.
By this reasoning, 9 inches is the only possible answer that could be correct. With sides 12, 9 and 4 inches, the triangle would be obtuse and appear quite flat, but not be part of a straight line as with a third side of 8.
x
=
−
8
,
−
2
Explanation:
Given:
x
2
+
10
x
+
16
=
0
To complete the square put the two
x
terms on the left and the constant on the right of the equation:
x
2
+
10
x
=
−
16
Complete the square by multiplying the
x
-term by
1
2
:
1
2
⋅
10
=
5
and adding the square of this number to the right side of the equation:
5
2
=
25
(
x
+
5
)
2
=
−
16
+
25
UNDERSTANDING CHECK:
(
x
+
5
)
2
=
x
2
+
10
x
+
25
.
The
+
25
was not in the original equation. If we add
+
25
to one side of the equation, we must add the same amount to the other side of the equation to keep it balanced.
(
x
+
5
)
2
=
9
To solve, square root both sides of the equation:
√
(
x
+
5
)
2
=
±
√
9
x
+
5
=
±
3
x
=
−
5
±
3
x
=
−
5
+
3
=
−
2
,
x
=
−
5
−
3
=
−
8
x
=
−
8
,
−
2
