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2 years ago

Which value of a would make the following expression completely factored?

Mathematics

1 answer:

ehidna [41]2 years ago

7 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

x^2 - a

If a is a perfect square we could factor

x^2 - b^2 = (x-b)(x+b)

So a cannot be 36,49,81 since they are perfect squares

a must be 12

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Dima020 [189]

Answer:

A. 90°+m∠4

Step-by-step explanation:

Also

∠ A + ∠ C = 180 o = ∠ B + ∠ D

⇒ 2 x+ ( 3 x − 5 ) = 180 0 = ( x + 5 ) + ∠ C

5 x − 5 = 180

Add 5 to both sides

5 x = 185

Divide both sides by 5

x = 185 5 = 37

But it was A. 90°+m∠4

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2 years ago

Which will result in a perfect square trinomial?

nikitadnepr [17]

Answer:

The first one

Step-by-step explanation:

For the first choice, the binomial is multiplied by itself, so it will result in a perfect square trinomial.

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12 exhibits featured lions since half of 24 is 12.

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Ex 7) Imagine a mile-long bar of metal such as the rail along railroad tracks. Suppose that the rail is anchored on both ends an

Fantom [35]

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Answer:

about 44.5 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

We can write relations for the height of the rail as a function of initial length and expanded length, but the solution cannot be found algebraically. A graphical solution or iterative solution is possible.

Referring to the figure in the second attachment, we can write a relation between the angle value α and the height of the circular arc as ...

h = c·tan(α) . . . . . . where c = half the initial rail length

Then the length of the expanded rail is ...

s = r(2α) = (c/sin(2α)(2α) . . . . . . where s = half the expanded rail length

Rearranging this last equation, we have ...

sin(2α)/(2α) = c/s

It is this equation that must be solved iteratively. We find the solution to be ...

α ≈ 0.0168538794049 radians

So, the height of the circular arc is ...

h = 2640.5·tan(0.0168538794049) ≈ 44.4984550191 . . . feet

The rail will bow upward by about 44.5 feet.

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<em>Additional comments</em>

Note that s and c in the diagram are half the lengths of the arc and the chord, respectively. The ratio of half-lengths is the same as the ratio of full lengths: c/s = 2640/2640.5 = 5280/5281.

We don't know the precise shape the arc will take, but we suspect is is not a circular arc. It seems likely to be a catenary, or something similar.

We used Newton's method iteration to refine the estimate of the angle from that shown on the graph. The iterator used is x' = x -f(x)/f'(x), where x' is the next guess based on the previous guess of x. Only a few iterations are required obtain an angle value to full calculator precision.