Answer:
-5.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Number of points, x, Number of segments, y
x: 2, 3, 4, 5, ... N,. ...
y: 1, 3, 6, 10, ... (N-1)(N)/2, ...
Step-by-step explanation:
Adding Nth point, there are N-1 new segments,
and (sum over {i = 1 to N-1} of i) total segments. As Gauss knew when he was c.10 yo, the sum is (N-1)(N)/2.
Because the polynomial has degree 2, we can assume that there are 2 solutions (roots), whether real or imaginary.
You can subtract 60 in order to put this in standard form
48x^2+44x-60 = 0
From there, just put a,b, and c into the quadratic formula and you're good to solve for your answers.
(-b+-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a
(-44+-sqrt(44^2-4(48)(-60)))/2(48)
Then solve.
There is probably a better way, but this should give you the two roots/solutions.