The root of an equation f(x) is the x value(s) for which f(x) = 0.
So, if you have f(x) = 6x + 3, to find its root(s), you do 0 = 6x + 3, and then
0 - 3 = 6x + 3 - 3
-3 = 6x + 0
-3 = 6x
-3/6 = 6x/6
-1/2 = x
x = -1/2 is the one and only root (Linear functions will always have 0 or 1 root. They will have zero roots if they are horizontal lines of the form y = c, where c is any constant, and they will have one root if they are of the form y = mx + b, where m is not 0.)
Answer:
I think $10 is the answer
Cost of month plan = $40
Cost of minutes used = $0.45 after 700 minutes
Total cost = $48.10
Let x be the total minutes used
Total cost = 40 + 0.45(x - 700)
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Form the equation and solve x
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40 + 0.45(x - 700) = 48.10
40 + 0.45x - 315 = 48.10
0.45x - 275 = 48.10
0.45x = 48.10 + 275
0.45x = 323.10
x = 323.10 ÷ 0.45
x = 718
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Answer: John had used 718 mins this month
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A. This is correct. When you transfer n to the other side, that would be the reciprocal power of a.
b. This is incorrect, because this contradicts with choice a.
c. This is correct. When a number is raised to a "1/n" fraction, that is equivalent to the nth root of the number.
d. This is incorrect, because it is not equivalent to the given equation.
<em>Thus, the answers are A and C.</em>
First see you can factor out 4. What is left is x^2 + 6x - 16.
That can be factored as (x+8)(x-2) so the total factorization is
4(x+8)(x-2)
