Normally, to find the area of a circle you'd do π ×
so you have to find the radius by dividing 5 by 2 to get 2.5. Approximating pi as 3.14, you would do 3.14 ×
= 19.625. Because the porch is a quarter circle, you would then divide this by 4 to get 4.906. Rounded to the nearest square foot, your answer would therefore be 5 ft. I hope this helps!
The product of something means multiplying the terms together.
(2x+3) (4x^2-5x+6)
Secondly you need to distribute the terms to each other (Think of problems like FOIL)
2x * 4x^2 + 2x(-5x) + 2x * 6 + 3 * 4x^2 + 3(-5x) + 3 * 6
Then you must take into account that some of the numbers are negative. (minus-plus rules!)
2x * 4x^2 - 2x * 5x + 2x * 6 + 3 * 4x^2 - 3 * 5x + 3 * 6
Now is the tricky part of simplifying everything.
2x * 4x^2 = 8x^3
2x * 5x = 10x^2
2x * 6 = 12x
3 * 4x^2 = 12x^2
3 * 5x = 15x
3 * 6 = 18
8x^3 - 10x^2 + 12x + 12x^2 - 15x + 18
Then you group like terms.
8x^3 - 10x^2 + 12x^2 - 3x + 18
8x^2 + 2x^2 - 3x + 18
The trickiest part of this is distributing all of the terms within the parentheses, once you've done that, it's smooth sailing!
