The distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac
(x - 3)(4x + 2) = (x)(4x + 2) + (-3)(4x + 2)
= (x)(4x) + (x)(2) + (-3)(4x) + (-3)(2) = 4x² + 2x - 12x - 6
<h3>= 4x² - 10x - 6</h3>
The midpoint of these two points is (-1, 8).
In order to find the midpoint, you must take the average of each part of the coordinates. You do this by adding them together and dividing by 2. We'll start with the x-coordinates.
(-1 + -1)/2 = -1
Now we'll use the y-coordinates.
(10 + 6)/2 = 8
This gives us the ordered pair of (-1, 8)
X=10 the two triangles are the same size just one is scaled down by 1/2. Hope this helps
0.998 is 9.222 away from 10.22 ,
but it's only 2.098 away from -1.10 .
So -1.10 is quite a bit closer.
