The value of b^2-4ac is known as the discriminant of a quadratic function, and can tell you how many roots exist of this function depending on what it is equal to.
Start by moving the -1 to the other side, as we need this function to equal zero.
2x^2 + 3x + 1 = 0
This is now the standard form ax^2 + bx + c = 0. Plug each value that corresponds into the discriminant equation.
b^2-4ac
(3)^2 - 4(2)(1)
9 - 8
1
The value of the discriminant is 1, meaning that two real roots exist for the function described.
Answer:
to get our answer, we multiply the two fractions together. 6/8× 3/5= 3/5 or 0.6
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You figure out how long it would take a car traveling at 25 mph
to cover 360 ft. Any driver who does it in less time is speeding.
(25 mi/hr) · (5,280 ft/mile) · (1 hr / 3,600 sec)
= (25 · 5280 / 3600) ft/sec = (36 and 2/3) feet per second.
To cover 360 ft at 25 mph, it would take
360 ft / (36 and 2/3 ft/sec) = 9.82 seconds .
Anybody who covers the 360 feet in less than 9.82 seconds
is moving faster than 25 mph.
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If you're interested, here's how to do it in the other direction:
Let's say a car covers the 360 feet in ' S ' seconds.
What's the speed of the car ?
(360 ft / S sec) · (1 mile / 5280 feet) · (3600 sec/hour)
= (360 · 3600) / (S · 5280) mile/hour
= 245.5 / S miles per hour .
The teacher timed one car crossing both strips in 7.0 seconds.
How fast was that car traveling ?
245.5 / 7.0 = 35.1 miles per hour
Another teacher timed another car that took 9.82 seconds to cross
both strips. How fast was this car traveling ?
245.5 / 9.82 = 25 miles per hour
