4 + b/2 = 9
b/2 = 9 - 4
b/2 = 5
2(b/2) = 5(2)
b = 10
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You have to add them all together to get 25. 16 students did not say blue, so you have to divide 16 by 25. 64% did not choose blue
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Answer: -2</h3>
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Explanation:
We use the remainder theorem. This is the idea where if we divide P(x) over (x-k), then the remainder is P(k).
Comparing x+1 to x-k shows that k = -1
It might help to rewrite x+1 as x-(-1) to get it into the form x-k better.
Plug this k value into the function
f(x) = 2x^6 + 3x^5 - 1
f(-1) = 2(-1)^2 + 3(-1)^5 - 1
f(-1) = 2(1) + 3(-1) - 1
f(-1) = 2 - 3 - 1
f(-1) = -1 - 1
f(-1) =-2
The remainder is -2
We can confirm this through synthetic division or polynomial long division.
Answer:
The student assumed he was asked to factor
(a^2 - b^2)
Which is equal to
= (a+b)*(a-b) (His response)
But, he was asked to simplify
(a^2 + b^2)
Which has imaginary roots, and can be factored as:
(b +ai)(b-ai)
Putting it into a calculator, we get 0.125 as our answer
