The correct answer is m=-2 (slope) and b=4 (y-intercept).
Square Root of 8 to the nearest tenth, means to calculate the square root of 8 where the answer should only have one number after the decimal point.
Here are step-by-step instructions for how to get the square root of 8 to the nearest tenth:
Step 1: Calculate
We calculate the square root of 8 to be:
√8 = 2.82842712474619
Step 2: Reduce
Reduce the tail of the answer above to two numbers after the decimal point:
2.82
Step 3: Round
Round 2.82 so you only have one digit after the decimal point to get the answer:
2.8
To check that the answer is correct, use your calculator to confirm that 2.82 is about 8.
We have to solve this equation:
Third degree polynomials like this one are not easily solved, but this one has a root at x = 0. The let us factorize this polynomial as x times a second degree polynomial:
Now we can find the roots of the quadratic polynomial as:
![\begin{gathered} x=\frac{-(-6)\pm\sqrt[]{(-6)^2-4\cdot1\cdot6}}{2\cdot1} \\ x=\frac{6\pm\sqrt[]{36-24}}{2} \\ x=\frac{6\pm\sqrt[]{12}}{2} \\ x=\frac{6\pm\sqrt[]{4\cdot3}}{2} \\ x=\frac{6\pm2\sqrt[]{3}}{2} \\ x=3\pm\sqrt[]{3} \\ x_1=3-\sqrt[]{3} \\ x_2=3+\sqrt[]{3} \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B-%28-6%29%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B%28-6%29%5E2-4%5Ccdot1%5Ccdot6%7D%7D%7B2%5Ccdot1%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B6%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B36-24%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B6%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B12%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B6%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B4%5Ccdot3%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D%5Cfrac%7B6%5Cpm2%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%7D%7B2%7D%20%5C%5C%20x%3D3%5Cpm%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%20%5C%5C%20x_1%3D3-%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%20%5C%5C%20x_2%3D3%2B%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B3%7D%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
Then, the solutions to the equation are:
x = 0
x = 3 - √3
x = 3 + √3
