Answer:
The only non-zero fixed point is: x = 9/A.
The Step-by-step explanation:
A fixed point of a function is a points that is mapped to itself by the function; g(x) = x. Therefore, in order to find the fixed point of the given function we need to solve the following equation:
g(x) = x
x(10 - Ax) = x
10x - Ax² = x
10x - x -Ax² = 0
9x - Ax² = 0
Ax² - 9x = 0
The solutions of this second order equation are:
x = 0 and x = 9/A.
Since we are only asked for the non-zero fixed points, the solution is: 9/A.
Answer:
This (x - 5) represents the length of the rectangle.
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula for the area of a rectangle of length L and width W is A = L * W.
Here, the width is x - 4 and the area is x^2 + x - 20. Dividing the width (x - 4) into the area results in an expression for the length:
x - 4 / x^2 + x - 20
Let's use synthetic division here. It's a little faster than long division.
If the divisor in long division is x - 4, we know immediately that the divisor in synthetic division is 4:
4 / 1 1 -20
4 20
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1 5 0
This synthetic division results in a remainder of 0. This tells us that 4 (or the corresponding (x - 4) is indeed a root of the polynomial x^2 + x - 20, and so *(x - 4) is a factor. From the coefficients 1 and 5 we can construct the other factor: (x - 5). This (x - 5) represents the length of the rectangle.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer: At most 3
Step-by-step explanation:
If there are 25 white socks and 25 red socks, a matching pair would be picked in at most 3 times.
The first sock you pick would be either White or Red
The second sock you pick would be either white or red again which means that you now either have 2 whites, 2 reds or 1 white and 1 red.
The third sock you pick will either be white or red once more. At this point you will either have 3 whites, 3 reds, 2 whites and 1 red or 2 reds and 1 white.
You will therefore have at least a matching pair after 3 tries.
