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2 years ago

Please, someone. Solve for x.

Mathematics

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grin007 [14]2 years ago

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Combine the fractions on the left side:

9/(x + 2) + 2/(x - 2) = 1

9 (x - 2) / ((x + 2) (x - 2)) + 2 (x + 2) / ((x + 2) (x - 2)) = 1

(9x - 18) / ((x + 2) (x - 2)) + (2x + 4) / ((x + 2) (x - 2)) = 1

(9x - 18 + 2x + 4) / ((x + 2) (x - 2)) = 1

(11x - 14) / ((x + 2) (x - 2)) = 1

Recall the difference of squares identity,

a² - b² = (a + b) (a - b)

which lets us simplify the denominator on the left side as

(11x - 14) / (x² - 4) = 1

For any real numbers a and b, if a/b = 1, then a = b. This means

11x - 14 = x² - 4

which we can rearrange as

x² - 11x + 10 = 0

Factorize the left side:

(x - 10) (x - 1) = 0

Then

x - 10 = 0 or x - 1 = 0

x = 10 or x = 1

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Answer:

For the pairs that satisfy that the sum is less than 7 we have:

(1,1) (2,1) (1,2) (3,1) (2,2) (1,3) (4,1) (3,2) (2,3) (1,4) (5,1) (4.2) (3,3) (2,4) (1,5)

So we have a total of 15 pairs where the sum is less than 7

And for an odd sum we have the following pairs

(2,1) (1,2) (4,1) (3,2) (2,3) (1,4) (6,2) (5,2) (4,3) (3,4) (2,5) (1,6) (6,3) (5,4) (4,5) (3,6) (6,5) (5,6)

A total of 18 pairs and we have 6 pairs who are in both cases for the sum less than 7 and the sum an odd number that represent the intersection and using the total probability rule we got:

$P = \frac{15+18-6}{36}= \frac{27}{33}= 0.818$

Step-by-step explanation:

For this case when a pair of dice is rolled we have the following sample pace for the outcomes:

(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6)

(2,1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6)

(3,1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6)

(4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)

(5,1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6)

(6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6)

We see 36 possible outcomes and we want to find how many of these pairs we got rolling an odd sum or a sum less than 7

For the pairs that satisfy that the sum is less than 7 we have:

(1,1) (2,1) (1,2) (3,1) (2,2) (1,3) (4,1) (3,2) (2,3) (1,4) (5,1) (4.2) (3,3) (2,4) (1,5)

So we have a total of 15 pairs where the sum is less than 7

And for an odd sum we have the following pairs

(2,1) (1,2) (4,1) (3,2) (2,3) (1,4) (6,2) (5,2) (4,3) (3,4) (2,5) (1,6) (6,3) (5,4) (4,5) (3,6) (6,5) (5,6)

A total of 18 pairs and we have 6 pairs who are in both cases for the sum less than 7 and the sum an odd number that represent the intersection and using the total probability rule we got:

$P = \frac{15+18-6}{36}= \frac{27}{33}= 0.818$

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3 years ago

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Answer:

$y=2(x+6)^2+7$

$(-6,7)$

Step-by-step explanation:

$y=2x^2+24x+79$

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The first step in completing the square is grouping the quadratic and linear terms of the quadratic equation.

$y=(2x^2+24x)+79$

Factor out the coefficient of the quadratic term,

$y=2(x^2+12x)+79$

Now complete the square, add a term to make the grouped part of the equation a complete square, then balance the equation.

$y=2(x^2+12x+36-36)+79$

Simplify,

$y=2(x^2+12x+36)+79+(2)(-36)$

$y=2(x+6)^2+79-72$

$y=2(x+6)^2+7$

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To find is how many copies have been sold.

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3 years ago

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<u>Answer:</u>

333 people of ward 5 are going to be voting for Spike Jones.

<u>Solution:</u>

We have been given that two-thirds of all voters in Ward 5 plan on choosing Spike Jones for commissioner.

There are 500 voters in Ward 5.

Since 2/3 of all voters in Ward 5 are voting for Spike Jones the remaining 1/3 will not be voting for him.

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