Answer:
25/4 will have to be added to "complete the square"
Step-by-step explanation:
x² - 5x - 18 = 0
x² - 5x = 18
Find the half of the coefficient of x and square it
(5/2)² = 25/4
Add 25/4 to both sides to complete the square
x² - 5x + 25/4 = 18 + 25/4
x² - 5x + 25/4 = 18(4/4) + 25/4
x² - 5x + 25/4 = 72/4 + 25/4
x² - 5x + 25/4 = (72+25)/4
x² - 5x + 25/4 = 97/4
(x - 5/2)² = 97/4
Find the square root of both sides
√(x - 5/2)² = ±√97/4
x - 5/2 = √97/2
x = √97/2 + 5/2 or x = -√97/2 + 5/2
x = 7.42443 or -2.42443
Answer:
$276
Step-by-step explanation:
Create a proportion where x is the cost to refinish the larger wood floor:
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Cross multiply and solve for x:
3x = 828
x = 276
So, to refinish the larger wood floor, it would cost $276
First thing to do, when you have to add 2 fractions, you have to make both denominators equal. 14/6 = 0.84, so can't multiply or divide any fraction by a whole number to get the other denominator.
So, you multiply each fraction by the denominator of the other fraction. Which means that you multiply 5/14 by the denominator of 1/6 which is 6, and you multiply 1/6 by the denominator of 5/14 which is 14.
5/14 + 1/6 = 30/84 + 14/84
Then you join both fractions to make them under one denominator, since both denominators are equal.
30/84 + 14/84 = (30+14)/84 = 44/84.
Now, you need to simplify the fraction: you divide both numerator and denominator by 4:
44/84 = 11/21
So 5/14 + 1/6 = 11/21
Hope this Helps! :)
Answer:
x + 0.07x ≥ 30
Step-by-step explanation:
A sum is terms separated by a plus sign.
"Is at least" means "is greater than or equal to."
7% as a decimal fraction is 0.07.
"Of" means "times."
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In consideration of the above, you have ...
x plus 7% of x is at least 30
x + 0.07x ≥ 30 . . . . . using math symbols
