Both mean and median are measures of the center of a set of data.
Mean is normally preffered to the median except if there is an outlier that has a tendency to affect the mean.
An outlier is a data point that significantly differs from the other data points in a sample.
In the data set above, there is no outlier that will affect the mean.
Therefore, he should use the mean because there are no outliers that affect the mean.
3x + 6x + 20 = 92
9x + 20 = 92
9x = 72
x = 8
Answer:
6.1923849e+12
Step-by-step explanation:
If you go left to right (9x9) x (9x9) You can get the same answer. It will extend further But you get the point right?
the parabola has maximum at 9, meaning is a vertical parabola and it opens downwards.
it has a symmetry at x = -5, namely its vertex's x-coordinate is -5.
check the picture below.
so then, we can pretty much tell its vertex is at (-5 , 9), and we also know it passes through (-7, 1)
![\bf ~~~~~~\textit{parabola vertex form} \\\\ \begin{array}{llll} y=a(x- h)^2+ k\qquad \leftarrow \textit{using this one}\\\\ x=a(y- k)^2+ h \end{array} \qquad\qquad vertex~~(\stackrel{}{ h},\stackrel{}{ k}) \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ \begin{cases} h=-5\\ k=9 \end{cases}\implies y=a[x-(-5)]^2+9\implies y=a(x+5)^2+9](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20~~~~~~%5Ctextit%7Bparabola%20vertex%20form%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bllll%7D%20y%3Da%28x-%20h%29%5E2%2B%20k%5Cqquad%20%5Cleftarrow%20%5Ctextit%7Busing%20this%20one%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20x%3Da%28y-%20k%29%5E2%2B%20h%20%5Cend%7Barray%7D%20%5Cqquad%5Cqquad%20vertex~~%28%5Cstackrel%7B%7D%7B%20h%7D%2C%5Cstackrel%7B%7D%7B%20k%7D%29%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20%5Crule%7B34em%7D%7B0.25pt%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20h%3D-5%5C%5C%20k%3D9%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%20y%3Da%5Bx-%28-5%29%5D%5E2%2B9%5Cimplies%20y%3Da%28x%2B5%29%5E2%2B9)
![\bf \textit{we also know that } \begin{cases} x=-7\\ y=1 \end{cases}\implies 1=a(-7+5)^2+9 \\\\\\ -8=a(-2)^2\implies -8=4a\implies \cfrac{-8}{4}=a\implies -2=a \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ ~\hfill y=-2(x+5)^2+9~\hfill](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Ctextit%7Bwe%20also%20know%20that%20%7D%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20x%3D-7%5C%5C%20y%3D1%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%201%3Da%28-7%2B5%29%5E2%2B9%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20-8%3Da%28-2%29%5E2%5Cimplies%20-8%3D4a%5Cimplies%20%5Ccfrac%7B-8%7D%7B4%7D%3Da%5Cimplies%20-2%3Da%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20~%5Cdotfill%5C%5C%5C%5C%20~%5Chfill%20y%3D-2%28x%2B5%29%5E2%2B9~%5Chfill)
