Answer:
x = 3 or x = -2
Step-by-step explanation:
Solve for x over the real numbers:
(x + 2) (x - 3) = 0
Hint: | Find the roots of each term in the product separately.
Split into two equations:
x - 3 = 0 or x + 2 = 0
Hint: | Look at the first equation: Solve for x.
Add 3 to both sides:
x = 3 or x + 2 = 0
Hint: | Look at the second equation: Solve for x.
Subtract 2 from both sides:
Answer: x = 3 or x = -2
A function

is periodic if there is some constant

such that

for all

in the domain of

. Then

is the "period" of

.
Example:
If

, then we have

, and so

is periodic with period

.
It gets a bit more complicated for a function like yours. We're looking for

such that

Expanding on the left, you have

and

It follows that the following must be satisfied:

The first two equations are satisfied whenever

, or more generally, when

and

(i.e. any multiple of 4).
The second two are satisfied whenever

, and more generally when

with

(any multiple of 10/7).
It then follows that all four equations will be satisfied whenever the two sets above intersect. This happens when

is any common multiple of 4 and 10/7. The least positive one would be 20, which means the period for your function is 20.
Let's verify:


More generally, it can be shown that

is periodic with period

.
As determined by the graph, f(-9) = 9
Answer:
35N
Step-by-step explanation:
Find the constant multiplied to the mass:
8 * k = 40
Divided by 8
k = 5
Find the weight of a 7 kg mass
7 * 5 = 35N