You add them together to get 5 and 3/4 feet or 5.75 feet.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
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<h3>Given </h3>
- Equation x² -4x + 1 = k(x - 4) with equal roots
<h3>To find</h3>
<h3>Solution</h3>
<u>The equation in standard form is:</u>
- x² -4x + 1 = k(x - 4)
- x² - 4x - kx + 1 + 4 = 0
- x² - (k + 4)x + 5 = 0
<u>When the quadratic equation has equal roots its discriminant is zero</u>
- D = 0
- b² - 4ac = 0
- (k + 4)² - 4*5 = 0
- (k + 4)² = 20
- k + 4 = ± √20
- k = - 4 ± √20
- or
- k = -4 ± 2√5
