When using the quadratic formula to solve 7x2 – 3x + 2 = 0, which number will be squared as part of the formula?
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Answer:
x = {7, 1, -4}
Step-by-step explanation:
Dividing the given factor from the polynomial using synthetic division, we get ...
f(x) = (x -7)(x^2 +3x -4)
Factoring the quadratic* gives ...
f(x) = (x -7)(x -1)(x +4)
The zeros are the values of x that make these factors be zero:
x = {7, 1, -4}
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* The constants in the binomial factors are factors of -4 that have a sum of +3. Those are (-1)(4) = -4. -1+4 = 3.
Answer:
684
Step-by-step explanation:
1/4 * 9 - |6| 9 + 3