Answer: 7.142857 or 7 1/7
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
To find the x-intercepts we can write:
0 = -1/2(x + 3)² + 4
0 = -1/2(x² + 6x + 9) + 4
0 = -1/2x² - 3x - 9/2 + 4
0 = -1/2x² - 3x - 1/2
0 = x² + 6x + 1
x = -3 ± 2√2 (use quadratic formula)
As a decimal this can be written as x = -5.83, x = -0.17.
A sequence of operations that will get you to the solution is ...
... d. multiply each side by-5, add 25 to each side
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That is not the only correct sequence of operations. However the other ones listed here are incorrect ways to get to x = -10.
You can do whatever multiplication and addition you like to each side of the equation, but if those operations are poorly chosen, they will make finding the solution more difficult.
I can burly read that but the fraction should be right
