A group of scientists studied the amount of erosion at a beach. The scientist determined that the equation y=-0.5x+26 models the
amount of shoreline,y,in feet,x decades after 1950.What state is true based on the model?
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Answer:
x = 8 ± 2i
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
x² - 16x + 60 = - 12 ( subtract 60 from both sides )
x² - 16x = - 72
To complete the square
add ( half the coefficient of the x- term )² to both sides
x² + 2(- 8)x + 64 = - 72 + 64, thus
(x - 8)² = - 8 ( take the square root of both sides )
x - 8 = ± = ± 2i
( add 8 to both sides )
x = 8 ± 2i