Answer:
1 "The product of two irrational numbers is SOMETIMES irrational." The product of two irrational numbers, in some cases, will be irrational. However, it is possible that some irrational numbers may multiply to form a rational product.
2 The quotient has widespread use throughout mathematics, and is commonly referred to as a fraction or a ratio. For example, when dividing twenty (the dividend) by three (the divisor), the quotient is six and two thirds. In this sense, a quotient is the ratio of a dividend to its divisor.
3 The sum of two irrational numbers, in some cases, will be irrational. However, if the irrational parts of the numbers have a zero sum (cancel each other out), the sum will be rational. "The product of two irrational numbers is SOMETIMES irrational."
Step-by-step explanation:
X = large boxes and y = small boxes
x + y = 70.....x = 70 - y
60x + 65y = 4300
60(70 - y) + 65y = 4300
4200 - 60y + 65y = 4300
5y = 4300 - 4200
5y = 100
y = 100/5
y = 20 <=== the small boxes weigh 20 lbs
x + y = 70
x + 20 = 70
x = 70 - 20
x = 50 <== and the large boxes weigh 50 lbs
The roots routine will return a column vector containing the roots of a polynomial. The general syntax is
z = roots(p)
where p is a vector containing the coefficients of the polynomial ordered in descending powers.
Given a vector
which describes a polynomial
we construct the companion matrix (which has a characteristic polynomial matching the polynomial described by p), and then find the eigenvalues of it (which are the roots of its characteristic polynomial)
Example
Here is an example of finding the roots to the polynomial
--> roots([1 -6 -72 -27])
ans =
12.1229
-5.7345
-0.3884
