Answer: M=-7
Step-by-step explanation:
-2(m+6)+1=3
subtract 1 from both sides
-2(m+6)=2
divide by negative 2
m+6=-1
subtract 6 from both sides
m=-7
This is a problem dealing with permutations and combinations.
Order does not matter in this problem.
Since order doesn't matter, it is a combination.
Repetition matters, since you can't have the same person count as two people.
There are twelve slots.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Each slot needs to be multiplied by the next.
_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
Now we have to fill in the slots.
Each slot will be filled with a number one less than the one before it. It has to be one less, since repetition matters.
The numbers will be decreasing from 30, since there are 30 possible people.
30 * 29 * 28 * 27 * 26 * 25 * 24 * 23 * 22 * 21 * 20 * 19
Multiply these numbers together and you get your answer.
41,430,393,164,160,000 ways
Factor by grouping. Group up the terms into pairs, factor each pair, then factor out the overall GCF.
x^3 + 2x^2 - 16x - 32
(x^3 + 2x^2) + (-16x-32) ... pair up terms
x^2(x + 2) + (-16x - 32) ... factor x^2 from the first group
x^2(x + 2) - 16(x + 2) ... factor -16 from the second group
(x^2 - 16)(x + 2) .... factor out (x+2)
(x - 4)(x + 4)(x + 2) .... Use the difference of squares to factor x^2-16
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The original expression completely factors to (x - 4)(x + 4)(x + 2)
The three factors are x - 4 and x + 4 and x + 2
Answer: The letter "x" is often used in algebra to mean a value that is not yet known. It is called a "variable" or sometimes an "unknown". In x + 2 = 7, x is a variable, but we can work out its value if we try!
Step-by-step explanation:
