Take the coefficient of the x-term, half it, then square that. add this to both sides
x² + 16x. coefficient of x is 16. half of 16 is 8. 8²=64
x² + 16x + 64 =64. this is your answer but to continue
x² + 16x + 64 = 64
(x+8)² = 64
x+8 = ✓64
x+ 8 = ±8
x = 0 or -16
$354 divided by 12 equal payments equals $29.50 a payment
17-2x that should be right
The number of handshakes is the number of ways 6 objects can be selected 2 at a time.
.. C(6,2) = 6·5/(2·1) = 15
The appropriate choice is
... C) 15
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Consider that each person can shake hands with 5 others. That's a total of 6*5 = 30 handshakes, but it counts both A shaking with B and B shaking with A. If each pair of persons only shakes hands once, the number of handshakes is 30/2 = 15.
