Answer:
-7
Step-by-step explanation:
Lets assume the number Peggy is thinking of be "x".
Now as given, when twice the number is added to three times one more than the number. We can write it as
∴ --- Equation 1
Again, it is given that Peggy gets the same result as when she multiplies four times one less than the number.
∴ -- equation 2
Next, we can equate both the equation 1 and 2 as it is given that result is same.
Let´s distribute 3 into and 4 into
⇒
⇒
Subtract both side by 4x and 3
∴
∴ Peggy was thinking of -7
Answer: ($8.96 / 7) * 5 or $6.40
Step-by-step explanation: You need to find the price for one watermelon then multiply it by 5 to find the price of 5.
Answer: x=1
Step-by-step explanation:
When roots of polynomials occur in radical form, they occur as two conjugates.
That is,
The conjugate of (a + √b) is (a - √b) and vice versa.
To show that the given conjugates come from a polynomial, we should create the polynomial from the given factors.
The first factor is x - (a + √b).
The second factor is x - (a - √b).
The polynomial is
f(x) = [x - (a + √b)]*[x - (a - √b)]
= x² - x(a - √b) - x(a + √b) + (a + √b)(a - √b)
= x² - 2ax + x√b - x√b + a² - b
= x² - 2ax + a² - b
This is a quadratic polynomial, as expected.
If you solve the quadratic equation x² - 2ax + a² - b = 0 with the quadratic formula, it should yield the pair of conjugate radical roots.
x = (1/2) [ 2a +/- √(4a² - 4(a² - b)]
= a +/- (1/2)*√(4b)
= a +/- √b
x = a + √b, or x = a - √b, as expected.
Convert 3 4/7 into an improper fraction: 25/7
17/21 divided by 25/7
Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by it's reciprocal.
17/21*7/25
Simplify:
17/3*1/25
Multiply across:
17/75