Put the equation in y=mx+b format
Y=-4x-3y
Y+3y=-4x
4y=-4x
Y=-4/4x
Y=-x
The slope is -1
Hope this helps!
There are several ways to do this by converting<span> the percentage to a fraction </span><span>by placing thee expression </span><span>over </span><span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>100</span></span></span></span></span></span><span>100</span></span><span>. Percentage means out of 100 and it will look like this 170/100.
Reduced the expression. 17/10
or in whole number it is 1 17/10</span><span />
If the discriminant b^2-4ac is 0, then you have TWO EQUAL, REAL ROOTS.
If you're given the x-intercepts, you can determine the factors of the polynomial as follows: Take -3, change the sign and write (x+3). Take 5, change the sign and write (x-5). Then the eq'n of the parabola is
f(x) = (x+3)(x-5) = x^2 - 2x -15, in which a=1, b = -2 and c= -15.
You can find the x-coordinate of the vertex, which is also the equation of the axis of symmetry, using
x= -b / (2a). Here, x = -(-2) / (2[1]), or x = 1
Find the y-coordinate by subbing 1 for x in the equation above:
y = (1)^2 - 2(1) - 15 = 1 - 2 - 15 = -16
The vertex is at (1, -16) and the equation of the axis of symm. is x = 1.
