Answer: 6 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that a 4-foot by 8-foot rectangular piece of plywood will be cut into 4 congruent rectangles with no wood left over and no wood lost due to the cuts
Let assume that the 4 rectangles will be of the same area since they are congruent.
The area of the big rectangle will be
Area = 4 × 8 = 32
Divide 32 by 4
32/4 = 8
Suggest the two possible numbers in which their product will be equal to 8
4 and 2 or 8 and 1
If 4 and 2
The perimeter = 2L + 2B
Substitute the 4 and 2 into the formula
Perimeter = 2(4) + 2(2)
Perimeter = 8 + 4
Perimeter = 12
If 8 and 1
Perimeter = 2(8) + 2(1)
Perimeter = 16 + 2 = 18
The positive difference, in feet, between the greatest possible perimeter of a single piece and the least possible perimeter of a single piece will be:
18 - 12 = 6 feet
Answer:
y = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
AB = | 8 - (- 4) | = | 12 |= 12
Divide 12 by the sum of the parts of the ratio, 1 + 3 = 4
12 ÷ 4 = 3
Thus
y = 8 - 3 = 5
Plug x = 0 into the function
f(x) = x^3 + 2x - 1
f(0) = 0^3 + 2(0) - 1
f(0) = -1
Note how the result is negative. The actual number itself doesn't matter. All we care about is the sign of the result.
Repeat for x = 1
f(x) = x^3 + 2x - 1
f(1) = 1^3 + 2(1) - 1
f(1) = 2
This result is positive.
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We found that f(0) = -1 and f(1) = 2. The first output -1 is negative while the second output 2 is positive. Going from negative to positive means that, at some point, we will hit y = 0. We might have multiple instances of this happening, or just one. We don't know for sure. The only thing we do know is that there is at least one root in this interval.
To actually find this root, you'll need to use a graphing calculator because the root is some complicated decimal value. Using a graphing calculator, you should find the root to be approximately 0.4533976515
