Answer: c
Step-by-step explanation:
The two points on the line are open, so they will not be included in the solution set, which means they will be greater than or less than. No number can fit both inequalities, so it must be “or”. The only one that fits this is c.
Question: What value of c will complete the square below (
) and make the expression a perfect square trinomial?
Answer: c = 225
Step-by-step explanation:
Perfect square trinomials come in the form a² + 2ab + b², which is equal to (a + b)². In the presented trinomial, we can immediately identify that <u>a = x, and b² = c</u>, but we need to find the numerical value of
.
To do this, note that the middle term, or <u>2ab, corresponds with (is equal to) 30x</u>. We know that a = x, and thus, <u>2ab = 2bx</u>. Now, 2bx and 30x are corresponding terms; thus, <u>2bx = 30x</u>.
Dividing by
on both sides gives us <u>b = 15</u>. Therefore, c = b² = 15² = 225. (As a squared binomial, this would be (x + 15)² as a = x and b = 15.)
<h3>E
xplanation:</h3>
Replace cos^2(θ) with 1-sin^2(θ), and cot(θ) with cos(θ)/sin(θ).
cos^2(θ)cot^2(θ) = cot^2(θ) - cos^2(θ)
(1 -sin^2(θ))cot^2(θ) = . . . . . replace cos^2 with 1-sin^2
cot^2(θ) -sin^2(θ)·cos^2(θ)/sin^2(θ) = . . . . . replace cot with cos/sin
cot^2(θ) -cos^2(θ) = cot^2(θ) -cos^2(θ) . . . as desired
Answer:
-1 and 9
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve the quadratic, factor and set its factors equal to 0. Factoring is the action of breaking up a polynomial into pieces which multiply to make it. The factors are found by multiplying numbers to make C and add to B of
.
Here c = -9 and b = -8. The numbers -9 and 1 multiply to -9 and add to -8. These are the factors (x-9)(x+1).
Set each equal to 0 and solve for x.
x-9 = 0
x = 9
x+1 =0
x = -1