Answer:his speed in still air is 6 miles per minute.
the speed of the wind is 1 mile per minute.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent his speed in still air.
Let y represent the speed of the wind.
It takes Jack Frost 5 minutes to fly 35 miles with the wind. This means that his total speed would be x + y
Distance = speed × time
It means that
35 = 5(x + y)
35 = 5x + 5y - - - - - - - - - - -1
It takes him 7 minutes to go 35 miles against the wind. This means that his total speed would be x - y
It means that
35 = 7(x - y)
35 = 7x - 7y - - - - - - - - - - -2
Multiplying equation 1 by 7 and equation 2 by 5, it becomes
245 = 35x + 35y
175 = 35x - 35y
Adding both equations, it becomes
420 = 70x
x = 420/70 = 6
Substituting x = 6 into equation 1, it becomes
35 = 5 × 6 + 5y
35 = 30 + 5y
5y = 35 - 30 = 5
y = 5/5 = 1
Discriminant = b^2 - 4ac, where a, b and c come from the form of the quadratic equation as ax^2 + bx + c
Discriminant = (4)^2 - 4(1)(5)
= 16 - 20
= -4
-4 < 0, therefor there are no roots
(If the discriminant = 0, then there is one root
If the discriminant > 0, there are two roots, and if it is a perfect square (eg. 4, 9, 16, etc.) then there are two rational roots
If the discriminant < 0, there are no roots)
He was wrong because, although three is greater than five, the value of the three is in the ten thousands place, while the five is in the thousands place. Therefore, the correct answer would be that 36594 is greater than 5980.
Answer: x ≤ 15
Step-by-step explanation: All we need to do is divide both sides by 1/3, so1/3x / 1/3 and 5/ 1/3 = 15. So x ≤ 15.
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