Factorization of the given polynomial to find the product is as follows;
Factorizing;
Expressing the product in terms of the factors
The steps arranged in the order in which they would be performed are;
First step;
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Second step (factorizing)
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Third step (dividing out common terms)
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Fourth step (rearranging and removing terms that cancel each other)
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
First of all, it is convenient to choose the false statement.
We note that statements 7 (Alan is first) and 10 (Alan did not finish) are contradictory, so one of them must be false. Statement 5 has Henry & Hughes together, so is not consistent with statement 7 (Alan & Hughes). So, statement 7 is inconsistent with two other statements, thus must be the false one.
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The attached table shows how we parsed the statements. An "O" signifies a combination that must occur; and "X" signifies one that cannot occur. We have used "-" to fill the spaces that are inconsistent with the locations of "O". The red letters are deduced from the others.
The first complete set we found was Henry & Hughes (Don & Gladstone) who were in the (red) capsized raft and did not finish. The second complete set we found was Phil & Cook (Frank & Hawley) who were in the (yellow) raft that finished second. We know Paul & Wilson (Alan & Partner) finished last, so Phil & Cook could not have been Paul and Wilson. Finally, O'Brien and Leroy were not on the same boat, so Paul must be Paul O'Brien and Leroy must be Leroy Sands.
