First, we have to realize that this is factored form, so we have to put this in standard quadratic form using FOIL, which is a rule mandating how we multiply the numbers here. F stands for First, which means the first number inside the parentheses for both of them, then O means the first number in the first quantity(fancy word for parentheses) multiplied by the last number of the second quantity, and so forth. When you are done, you combine like terms
anyway, you end up with x²-12x-189, but you have to inverse all numbers because of the parentheses in front, so it becomes -x²+12x+189.
Now you can find the axis of symmetry uisng the equation -b=2a (oh yeah, I forgot to mention: the standard quadratic form is a(x)²+b(x)+c already). So you do -12 / -2, which then becomes 6.
The axis of symmetry is 6
Answer: -5.6
Step-by-step explanation:
Powers of ten! is the answer
Hey there!
Your answer is C.
If you take the lengths of the legs of the triangle, which are 12 and 4, we can multiply them by the scale factor to see what the legs of our new triangle is.
12 x 1/4 = 3
4 x 1/4 = 1
So, the legs of our new triangle have lengths of 1 and 3.
We can see that option C has the correct triangle in red.
If we're looking at the ratio of rise to run of each triangle, it is 1/3 for both the large triangle and the small triangle.
The rise for the larger triangle is 4, and the run is 12. That is 4/12, which can be simplified to 1/3.
The rise for the smaller triangle is 1, and the run is 3. That is 1/3, which is all the way simplified already.
These triangles are similar because the first one was dilated to get the second one, which explains why the ratios are the same.
Hope this helps!
