Answer:
x
=
2
±
√
7
Explanation:
there are no whole numbers which multiply to - 3
and sum to - 4
we can solve using the method of
completing the square
the coefficient of the
x
2
term is 1
∙
add subtract
(
1
2
coefficient of the x-term
)
2 to
x2
−
4
x
⇒
x
2
+2(−
2
)
x
+
4
−
4
−
3
=
0
⇒
(
x
−
2
)2
−
7
=0
⇒
(
x
−
2
)
2
=
7
take the square root of both sides
⇒
x
−
2
=
±
√
7
←
note plus or minus
⇒
x
=
2
±
√
7←
exact solutions
WT is white T shirts
BT is blue T shirts, and WT=3BT
WT+BT=48
3BT+BT=48
4BT=48
BT=12 so WT =3×12=36
What you can do is multiply 400*20= 8,000. From here, we know that 399*20 is just one less group of 20 than 400. Therefore, we can subtract (1*20) from 8,000 to get the final answer.
8000-20=7980
Hope this helps!
I think it is (5, -4)... not completely sure though
Simplifying makes a algebric expression easily understandable and solvable.
