The one that has multiplication
A quadratic in vertex form reads as
(<em>x</em> - <em>a</em>)² + <em>b</em>
where (<em>a</em>, <em>b</em>) is the vertex.
To get the given quadratic in this form, complete the square:
<em>x</em>² - 6<em>x</em> - 40 = <em>x</em>² - 6<em>x</em> + 9 - 49 = (<em>x</em> - 3)² - 49
Or, work backwards by expanding the vertex form and solving for <em>a</em> and <em>b</em> :
(<em>x</em> - <em>a</em>)² + <em>b</em> = <em>x</em>² - 2<em>ax</em> + <em>a</em>² + <em>b</em>
So if
<em>x</em>² - 6<em>x</em> - 40 = <em>x</em>² - 2<em>ax</em> + <em>a</em>² + <em>b</em>,
then
-2<em>a</em> = -6 → <em>a</em> = 3
<em>a</em>² + <em>b</em> = -40 → <em>b</em> = -49
Jacob found 0.6 pears, I know this because 6 divided by 10 is 0.6.
The median, because the data is not symmetric and there are outliers is the data is not symmetric and there are outliers.
The median of the data set is 8 cakes, while the average is 7.5.
However, 21 of the 31 chefs, or roughly 2/3, made 8 or more cakes. This makes the median a better center for this data, since the data is clearly skewed. The four chefs that made 1 cake each brings the average down, skewing the mean and making the median a better representation of the data.
<span>1.7a+0.3a=4/5
2a = 4/5
a = 4/5 * 1/2
a = 4/10
a = 2/5
answer
</span> a = 2/5
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