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Answer:
15.0 yards
Step-by-step explanation:
Question:
Find numbers a and k so that x-2 is a factor of

and

Answer:
and 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given



Required
Find a and k
For 
Substitute -1 for x





Substitute 3 for f(-1)

Collect Like Terms


Also:
If
is a factor, then

Substitute 2 for x and 0 for f(x)





Collect Like Terms



Substitute 12a - 14 for k in 


Collect Like Terms


Solve for a


Substitute 1 for a in 



X² + 6x -12 = 0
x = <u>-(6) +/- √((6)² - 4(1)(-12))</u>
2(1)
x = <u>-6 +/- √(36 + 48)</u>
2
x = <u>-6 +/- √(84)
</u> 2<u>
</u>x = <u>-6 +/- 2√(21)
</u> 2<u>
</u>x = -3 <u>+</u> √(21)
x = -3 + √(21) x = -3 - √(21)
Answer:
127
Step-by-step explanation:
We started at 7
We keep going up 3
multiply
Now add
at the 40th term