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3 years ago

Which pair of expressions is equivalent using the Associative Property of Multiplication?

Mathematics

2 answers:

svet-max [94.6K]3 years ago

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A. 4(2a.5) = (4.2a) .5

PolarNik [594]3 years ago

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A. 4(2a•5) = (4•2a) •5

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Which statement best reflects the solution(s) of the equation?

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x=2 is only solution while x=1 is extraneous solution

Option C is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Solving:

Find the LCM of denominators x-1,x and x-1. The LCM is x(x-1)

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$x^2-2x-x+2=0\\x(x-2)-1(x-2)=0\\(x-1)(x-2)=0\\x-1=0\,\,and\,\, x-2=0\\x=1\,\,and\,\, x=2$

The values of x are x=1 and x=2

Checking for extraneous roots:

Extraneous roots: The root that is the solution of the equation but when we put it in the equation the answer turns out not to be right.

If we put x=1 in the equation, $\frac{1}{x-1}+\frac{2}{x}=\frac{x}{x-1}$ the denominator becomes zero i.e

$\frac{1}{1-1}+\frac{2}{1}=\frac{1}{1-1}\\\frac{1}{0}+2=\frac{1}{0}$

which is not correct as in fraction anything divided by zero is undefined. So, x=1 is an extraneous solution.

If we put x=2 in the equation,

$\frac{1}{x-1}+\frac{2}{x}=\frac{x}{x-1}$

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Option C is correct.

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If A(4 -6) B(3 -2) and C (5 2) are the vertices of a triangle ABC fine the length of the median AD from A to BC. Also verify tha

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Answer:

a) The median AD from A to BC has a length of 6.

b) Areas of triangles ABD and ACD are the same.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) A median is a line that begin in a vertix and end at a midpoint of a side opposite to vertix. As first step the location of the point is determined:

$D (x,y) = \left(\frac{x_{B}+x_{C}}{2},\frac{y_{B}+y_{C}}{2} \right)$

$D(x,y) = \left(\frac{3 + 5}{2},\frac{-2 + 2}{2} \right)$

$D(x,y) = (4,0)$

The length of the median AD is calculated by the Pythagorean Theorem:

$AD = \sqrt{(x_{D}-x_{A})^{2}+ (y_{D}-y_{A})^{2}}$

$AD = \sqrt{(4-4)^{2}+[0-(-6)]^{2}}$

$AD = 6$

The median AD from A to BC has a length of 6.

b) In order to compare both areas, all lengths must be found with the help of Pythagorean Theorem:

$AB = \sqrt{(x_{B}-x_{A})^{2}+ (y_{B}-y_{A})^{2}}$

$AB = \sqrt{(3-4)^{2}+[-2-(-6)]^{2}}$

$AB \approx 4.123$

$AC = \sqrt{(x_{C}-x_{A})^{2}+ (y_{C}-y_{A})^{2}}$

$AC = \sqrt{(5-4)^{2}+[2-(-6)]^{2}}$

$AC \approx 4.123$

$BC = \sqrt{(x_{C}-x_{B})^{2}+ (y_{C}-y_{B})^{2}}$

$BC = \sqrt{(5-3)^{2}+[2-(-2)]^{2}}$

$BC \approx 4.472$

$BD = CD = \frac{1}{2}\cdot BC$ (by the definition of median)

$BD = CD = \frac{1}{2} \cdot (4.472)$

$BD = CD = 2.236$

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$A_{ABD} = \sqrt{s_{ABD}\cdot (s_{ABD}-AB)\cdot (s_{ABD}-BD)\cdot (s_{ABD}-AD)}$ , where $s_{ABD} = \frac{AB+BD+AD}{2}$