Hi there!
We can find the values of x for which f(x) is decreasing by finding the derivative of f(x):
Taking the derivative gets:
Find the values for which f'(x) < 0 (less than 0, so f(x) decreasing):
0 = -8/x³ - 2
2 = -8/x³
2x³ = -8
x³ = -4
Another critical point is also where the graph has an asymptote (undefined), so at x = 0.
Plug in points into the equation for f'(x) on both sides of each x value to find the intervals for which the graph is less than 0:
f'(1) = -8/1 - 2 = -10 < 0
f'(-1) = -8/(-1) - 2 = 6 > 0
f'(-2) = -8/-8 - 2 = -1 < 0
Thus, the values of x are:
Answer: x = 108
Step-by-step explanation: In this problem, we're given a diagram and
we're asked to find the value of x that would make m ll n.
We can see that the angles that are marked in the diagram
are same-side interior angles since they lie on the same side
of the transversal and they lie on the interior of lines m and n.
Therefore, in order for line m to be parallel to line n,
these angles must be supplementary.
In other words, they must add to 180 degrees.
So we can setup the equation x + 72 = 180.
Subtracting 72 from both sides gives us x = 108.
So the value of x that would make line m ll n is 108.
RS<span> ≅ </span><span>ST is the correct answer</span>
Answer:
Hi! The correct answer is 8/21!
Step-by-step explanation:
<em><u>~Simplify the expression~</u></em>
We can find the midpoint of any line segment using the midpoint formula: M=(x1+x2/2,y1+y2/2). Essentially, the midpoint formula finds the average of two points. If we use B and the first point and C as the second, when we plug in our values we would have M=(5-4/2,9-5/2). This can be simplified to M=(1/2,4/2) or M=(1/2,2) which is the final answer.
<span>I hope this helps.</span>