Answer:
The polynomial will be .
Step-by-step explanation:
The three degree polynomial function f(x) has zeros at x = 0 and at x = 4 having multiplicity 2.
Therefore, (x - 0) and (x - 4)² will be factors of the polynomial f(x).
Hence, the polynomial will be f(x) = Ax(x - 4)² .............. (1), where A is any constant that we have to evaluate.
Now, given that f(5) = 20
So, from the equation (1) we have
20 = A(5)(5 - 2)²
⇒
Therefore, the polynomial will be (Answer)
Answer: 17/18
In words, this is seventeen eighteenths
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Work Shown:
4/9 + 9/18
8/18 + 9/18 ... see note below
(8+9)/18
17/18
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note: To go from 4/9 to 8/18, we multiply top and bottom by 2. So that's why 4/9 = 8/18.
The diagram below shows a visual representation of why 4/9 = 8/18.
In the top row, I've drawn out 9 rectangles of the same size. Then I've shaded 4 of the 9 rectangles to represent the fraction 4/9. In the bottom row, I've cut each of those 9 rectangles into two smaller equal pieces, so we have 9*2 = 18 rectangles now. Note how the shaded regions are the same size, so this shows 4 green regions doubles to 2*4 = 8 yellow regions; therefore 4/9 is the same as 8/18.
