Answer:
-(x-8)(x+6)
Step-by-step explanation:
-x^2+2x+48
-(x^2-2x-48)
-(x-8)(x+6)
The trick is to find two numbers that when they multiply, you get the third term, which in this case, is -48. And when you add those two numbers, you get the second term, which is -2 in this case. The two numbers in this case are -8 and 6.
1. -6 ≤ x < -1 . . . . conjunction
2. x ≤ 6 . . or . . 10 ≤ x . . . . disjunction
3. 7 ≤ x < 12 . . . . conjunction
4. x < -9 . . or . . -3 ≤ x . . . . disjunction
5. 2 ≤ x ≤ 5 . . . . conjunction
6. x ≤ 54 . . or . . 66 ≤ x . . . . disjunction
7. 39 < x ≤ 43 . . . . conjunction
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Your problem statement provided no letters.
A + 12.5 = 20
- 12.5 -12.5
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A = 7.5
The answer is 7.5
