Order of operations and cross reduce: I got 20/3 but I think I’m wrong
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Answer:
The sum of reciprocals is 2/3.
You don't need complex numbers to solve this, but if you try to find a and b you will need complex numbers.
Step-by-step explanation:
a+b = 2
a*b = 3
1/a + 1/b = x
(a*b)*(1/a + 1/b) = (a*b)x
b + a = (a*b)(x)
2 = 3x
x = 2/3
b = 2 - a
a*(2 - a) = 3
-a^2 + 2a = 3
-a^2 + 2a - 3 = 0
a^2 - 2a + 3 = 0
let's solve the quadratic equation
a^2 - 2a + 3 = a^2 - 2a + 1 + 2 = (a - 1)^2 + 2 = 0
(a - 1)^2 = -2
these options correspond to a and b from the original question.
Answer:
y = - (x - 1)² + 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Any point (x, y) on the parabola is equidistant from the focus and the directrix.
Using the distance formula
= | y - 6 |
Square both sides
(x - 1)² + (y + 2)² = (y - 6)² ( expand the factors in y )
(x - 1)² + y² + 4y + 4 = y² - 12y + 36 ( subtract y² - 12y from both sides )
(x - 1)² + 16y + 4 = 36 ( subtract 4 from both sides )
(x - 1)² + 16y = 32 ← subtract (x - 1)² from both sides )
16y = - (x - 1)² + 32 ( divide all terms by 16 )
y = - (x - 1)² + 2