A walkway goes through the middle of a square playground from one corner to the opposite corner. If the walkway is 20 meters lon
g, how long are each of the sides of the playground? Round your answer to the nearest hundredths.
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Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
One good way to look at this is to graph both polynomials, as shown in the picture. A tip to help graph is to factor it out and work from there. For example, in x²+14x+48, we can gather that (x+6)(x+8) is the same thing, and it is easier to then graph it. Similarly, for x²+12x+36, we can factor it out as (x+6)² .
When x²+12x+36 approaches 6, it is getting really close to 0, but it stays positive. When x²+14x+48 approaches 6 from the negative side, it is also getting close to 0, but it's negative. When x²+14x+48 approaches 6 from the positive side, it is positive.
Therefore, on the negative side, there is one positive and one negative (dividing a negative by a positive is negative, and a positive by a negative is also negative) , and on the positive side, there are two positives, forming one answer.The answer is therefore B
