Answer:
The sum of reciprocals is 2/3.
You don't need complex numbers to solve this, but if you try to find a and b you will need complex numbers.
Step-by-step explanation:
a+b = 2
a*b = 3
1/a + 1/b = x
(a*b)*(1/a + 1/b) = (a*b)x
b + a = (a*b)(x)
2 = 3x
x = 2/3
b = 2 - a
a*(2 - a) = 3
-a^2 + 2a = 3
-a^2 + 2a - 3 = 0
a^2 - 2a + 3 = 0
let's solve the quadratic equation
a^2 - 2a + 3 = a^2 - 2a + 1 + 2 = (a - 1)^2 + 2 = 0
(a - 1)^2 = -2
these options correspond to a and b from the original question.
Answer:
The reason why 0 is not a natural number is because does not have a value which is positive or negative. Therefore, since all real numbers are positive integers, we do not assume that zero is a natural number. Although zero is called a number in its entirety.
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer: 285.1 square yards
Step-by-step explanation:
Apothem is the height of a triangel formed by two consecutive vertices with the center. the are of this triangle = 1/2 s 8 = 4s
there area 12 such triangles in the regular 12 side polygon
So area = 12 * 4 s = 48 s
Answer:
No solutions.
Step-by-step explanation:
x - y = 2 <Start with an equation
x - (x + 2) = 2 <Plug in the given y value and solve for x
x - x - 2 = 2 <Combine like terms
0 - 2 = 2 <There are no values of x
No solutions.
