D) because only 4 is the common factor in the equation.
3x² - 21
Factor 3 from both terms:
3 (x² - 7)
To me, that's as far as you should need to go. But if you want to get
completely carried away, you could go one step further, since you have
the difference of two squares:
3 (x + √7) (x - √7)
Of course, there's no end now, because the last binomial could be
considered another difference of two squares, so you'd have to
factor that too:
3 (x + √7) (√x + ⁴√7) (√x - ⁴√7)
but to me, this would be nonsense.
Step-by-step explanation:
the easiest approach with a given point and the slope of the line is the point-slope form :
y - y1 = a(x - x1)
where "a" is the slope, and (x1, y1) is a point on the line.
so, we get
y - -8 = 4(x - -3)
y + 8 = 4(x + 3)
if we need the slope-intercept form
y = ax + b
we now simplify the point-slope form
y + 8 = 4x + 4×3 = 4x + 12
y = 4x + 4
Answer:
10/18 and 20/36
Step-by-step explanation:
Differentiate both sides wrt 
:
By the chain rule, we get
Solve for 
:
