The answer is 15! Because 5x3 is 15
18 has more factors than all of those numbers.
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18 are all the factors of 18.
Let's solve the equation 2k^2 = 9 + 3k
First, subtract each side by (9+3k) to get 0 on the right side of the equation
2k^2 = 9 + 3k
2k^2 - (9+3k) = 9+3k - (9+3k)
2k^2 - 9 - 3k = 9 + 3k - 9 - 3k
2k^2 - 3k - 9 = 0
As you see, we got a quadratic equation of general form ax^2 + bx + c, in which a = 2, b= -3, and c = -9.
Δ = b^2 - 4ac
Δ = (-3)^2 - 4 (2)(-9)
Δ<u /> = 9 + 72
Δ<u /> = 81
Δ<u />>0 so the equation got 2 real solutions:
k = (-b + √Δ)/2a = (-(-3) + √<u />81) / 2*2 = (3+9)/4 = 12/4 = 3
AND
k = (-b -√Δ)/2a = (-(-3) - √<u />81)/2*2 = (3-9)/4 = -6/4 = -3/2
So the solutions to 2k^2 = 9+3k are k=3 and k=-3/2
A rational number is either an integer number, or a decimal number that got a definitive number of digits after the decimal point.
3 is an integer number, so it's rational.
-3/2 = -1.5, and -1.5 got a definitive number of digit after the decimal point, so it's rational.
So 2k^2 = 9 + 3k have two rational solutions (Option B).
Hope this Helps! :)
After arranging the data from least to greatest:
Q1: 12.5
Q3: 16
IQR ( Q3-Q1) : 3.5
