Determine the value of the expression 2(x - 3) when x = 2.
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<h3>Answer: 2.2 units</h3>
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Explanation:
I'll define these point labels
- B = Blake's starting position
- F = finish line
- C = the third unmarked point of the triangle
The locations of the points are
- B = (-8,1)
- C = (-6,-3)
- F = (4,-2)
Use the distance formula to find the distance from B to C
Segment BC is roughly 4.47214 units long.
Following similar steps, you should find that segment CF is approximately 10.04988 units long.
If Blake doesn't take the shortcut, then he travels approximately BC+CF = 4.47214+10.04988 = 14.52202 units. This is the path from B to C to F in that order.
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Use the distance formula again to find the distance from B to F. This distance is about 12.36932 units. He travels this amount if he takes the shortcut.
Subtract this and the previous result we got
14.52202 - 12.36932 = 2.1527
That rounds to 2.2
This is the amount of distance he doesn't have to travel when he takes the shortcut.
In other words, the track is roughly 2.2 units shorter when taking the shortcut.
Side note: Replace "units" with whatever units you're working with (eg: feet or meters).
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's write out a case for two specific questions being correct and the rest being incorrect:
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The represents the chances of getting the question correct, as there are 5 answers and 1 correct answer choice.
The represents the chances of getting the question incorrect, as there are 5 answers and 4 incorrect answer choices.
The equation above does show the student getting two answers correct and three answers incorrect, but it only shows one possible case of doing so.
We can choose any two of the five questions to be the ones the student gets correct. Therefore, we need to multiply this equation by the number ways we can choose 2 from 5 (order doesn't matter): .
Therefore, the probability the student gets two questions correct is: