Answer:
4, 2 1/2 is the answer for this
Answer:
See attached for a "Neat" quadratic formula.
a = -1
b = 2
c = 1
x = [-2 +- sqr root( 4 -4*-1*1)] / -2
x = [-2 +- sqr root( 4 -4*-1*1)] / -2
x = [-2 +- sqr root(8)] / -2
x1 = (-2 +2.8284271247) / -2
x1 = .8284271247 / -2
x1 = -0.41421
x2 = (-2 -2.8284271247) / -2
x2 = ( -4.8284271247) / -2
x2 = 2.4142135624
So the equation has the positive solution of
2.4142135624
Step-by-step explanation:
Assume ladder length is 14 ft and that the top end of the ladder is 5 feet above the ground.
Find the distance the bottom of the ladder is from the base of the wall.
Picture a right triangle with hypotenuse 14 feet and that the side opposite the angle is h. Then sin theta = h / 14, or theta = arcsin 5/14. theta is
0.365 radian. Then the dist. of the bot. of the lad. from the base of the wall is
14cos theta = 14cos 0.365 rad = 13.08 feet. This does not seem reasonable; the ladder would fall if it were already that close to the ground.
Ensure that y ou have copied this problem accurately from the original.
This is equivalent to 6(2a-3b). I did this by dividing 12 and 18 by 6 and put 6 outside the parenthesis. Hope this helps you!
