Complete the square.
Use de Moivre's theorem to compute the square roots of the right side.
Now, taking square roots on both sides, we have
Use de Moivre's theorem again to take square roots on both sides.
Two boxes of apples contain a total of 24 apples. If you halve the number of apples in the first box and add 4 apples to the sec
ond box, the total changes to 20 apples. How many apples are in each box initially?
A. 12 and 12
B. 18 and 6
C. 16 and 8
D. 10 and 14
A. 12 and 12
B. 18 and 6
C. 16 and 8
D. 10 and 14
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