Answer:
(a) yes
(b) no; see below
Step-by-step explanation:
(a) Integer roots of the quartic will be integer divisors of 6. One of the divisors of 6 is 3, so 3 is a possible root.
(b) In order for 3 to be a double root, it would have to be a double factor of 6. The only integer factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3, 6. (3² = 9 is not one.)
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The quartic can be written as ...
k(x -a)(x -b)(x -c)(x -d) . . . . . where a, b, c, d, k are integers
The constant term will be kabcd, of which each of the roots is a factor. If the constant is 6 and one root is d=3, then we must have
kabcd = 3kabc = 6
kabc = 6/3 = 2
Among these four integer factors, there must be an even number of minus signs, and one that has the value ±2. Another root whose value is 3 will not satisfy the requirements.
We have to present the number 41 as the sum of two squares of consecutive positive integers.
1² = 1
2² = 4
3² = 9
4² = 16
5² = 25
16 + 25 = 41
<h3>Answer: 4 and 5</h3>
Other method:
n, n + 1 - two consecutive positive integers
The equation:
n² + (n + 1)² = 41 <em>use (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b²</em>
n² + n² + 2(n)(1) + 1² = 41
2n² + 2n + 1 = 41 <em>subtract 41 from both sides</em>
2n² + 2n - 40 = 0 <em>divide both sides by 2</em>
n² + n - 20 = 0
n² + 5n - 4n - 20= 0
n(n + 5) - 4(n + 5) = 0
(n + 5)(n - 4) = 0 ↔ n + 5 = 0 ∨ n - 4 =0
n = -5 < 0 ∨ n = 4 >0
n = 4
n + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5
<h3>Answer: 4 and 5.</h3>
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Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
14
Step-by-step explanation:
40 = 100%
If Max got 65% correct, he got 35% wrong.
(100 - 65)
divide 40 by 100:
0.4
multiply by 35:
14
