The expression x^2- x + 8.75 factors as (x + 2.5)(x - a) for some positive value "a". What is a?
step by step, please.

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Answer 1

Answer:

3.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Write out quadratic

[tex] {x}^{2} - x + 8.75[/tex]

We are given that x+2.5 is a factor.

So our roots look like

[tex](x + 2.5)(x - a)[/tex]

Let apply the foil method to find some missing parts.

[tex]x \times x = {x}^{2} [/tex]

[tex]x \times - a = - ax[/tex]

[tex]2.5 \times x = 2.5[/tex]

[tex]2.5 \times - a = - 2.5a[/tex]

We know that the outer terms must multiply to 8.75. We also know that the middle terms must add up to -1.

[tex] - 2.5a = 8.75[/tex]

[tex] 2.5x - ax = -1[/tex]

The only number that satisfy this equation is

[tex] - 3.5[/tex]

Since it already negative, it is

[tex]3.5[/tex]


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Which fraction is less?
2/5 or 1/6

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Answer:

1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

convert ti decimal then compare the two

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

1/6 is less.You can check this by 2÷5=0.4 and 1÷6=0.1666666667 so 1/6 is less.

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Answer:

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Answer:

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What’s 2/4 plus 3/8??
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Step-by-step explanation:

[tex] \frac{2}{4} + \frac{3}{8} = \\ = \frac{4 + 3}{8} = \\ = \frac{7}{8} [/tex]

Answer:

The answer is 0.875 in decimal form but is 7/8 in fraction form

Step-by-step explanation:

What type of world would you want to escape to right now if you could ?

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I would want to escape to a world that I read about in one of my fantasy books. Life seems so much easier and simpler there. It’s too much violence and hatred in this world for me.

Pudding has 120 calories in 2 ounces. How many calories are in 8 ounces of the pudding?

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Answer:

272 calories.

Step-by-step explanation:

jus solved it.

Answer:

480

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount of time, in hours, that a computer functions before breakingdown is a continuous random variable with probability density functiongiven byfX(x) ={1100e−x/100x≥00x <0.What is the probability that1. a computer will function between 50 and 150 hours before breakingdown (3 pts)2. It will function less than 100 hours? (3 pts)3. It will function exactly 100 hours before breaking down? (3 pts)

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Answer:

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) =0.3834[/tex]

[tex]P(x = 100) =0.0074[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]f(x) = \left \{ {{\frac{1}{100}e^{-x/100}\ x\ge 0} \atop {0\ x<0}} \right.[/tex]

Solving (a): Probability that it will function between 50 and 150 hr before it breaks down

This is represented as:

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) = \int\limits^{150}_{50} {f(x)} \, dx[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) = \int\limits^{150}_{50} {\frac{1}{100}e^{-x/100}} \, dx[/tex]

Integrate:

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) =- e^{-x/100}|\limits^{150}_{50}[/tex]

This gives:

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) =- e^{-150/100} - - e^{-50/100}[/tex]

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) =- e^{-150/100} + e^{-50/100}[/tex]

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) =- e^{-1.5} + e^{-0.5}[/tex]

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) =- 0.2231 + 0.6065[/tex]

[tex]P(50 < x < 150) =0.3834[/tex]

Solving (a): Probability that it will function exactly 100 hr before it breaks down

This is represented as:

[tex]P(x= 100)[/tex]

This can be rewritten as:

[tex]P(x= 100) = P(99<x<101)[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]P(99 < x < 101) = \int\limits^{101}_{99} {f(x)} \, dx[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]P(99 < x < 101) = \int\limits^{101}_{99} {\frac{1}{100}e^{-x/100}} \, dx[/tex]

Integrate:

[tex]P(99 < x < 101) =- e^{-x/100}|\limits^{101}_{99}[/tex]

This gives:

[tex]P(99 < x < 101) =- e^{-101/100} - - e^{-99/100}[/tex]

[tex]P(99 < x < 101) =- e^{-101/100} + e^{-99/100}[/tex]

[tex]P(99 < x < 101) =- e^{-1.01} + e^{-0.99}[/tex]

[tex]P(99 < x < 101) =- 0.3642 + 0.3716[/tex]

[tex]P(99 < x < 101) =0.0074[/tex]

Hence:

[tex]P(x = 100) =P(99 < x < 101) =0.0074[/tex]

What is the slope of the line through? (-4, 2) and (3, -3)?

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Answer:

c. -5/7

Step-by-step explanation:

Which set of ordered pairs represents a function?
A {(22, 5), (23, 10), (22, 7), (23, 5)}
B {(22, 5), (26, 10), (23, 7), (23, 5)}
C {(22, 10), (23, 10), (24, 7), (25, 5)}
D {(24, 10), (23, 6), (22, 7), (24, 5)

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

negative linear relationship

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

You’re answer is 11/12

HELP, ME PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTO TRUE OR FALSE

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Answer:

The answer is false. 2 is not congruent to 5.

Honestly, someone has a different answer but they have a whole paragraph so I think you should listen to what they say.

Answer:

True

Step-by-step explanation:

Same-side exterior angle converse theorem states that if two lines are intersected by a transversal and the same-side exterior angle are congruent, then the two lines are parallel. One can apply this theorem to the given case, and thus lines A and B are parallel.

How do I do this: 16 divided by 0.05

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Answer:

320

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Estimate the answer by rounding .

Step 2: If the divisor is not a whole number, then move the decimal place in places to the right to make it a whole number.

Step 3: Divide as usual.

Step 4: Put the decimal point in the quotient directly above where the decimal point now is in the dividend.

Answer:  320 is the correct answer

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer this questions is simple, you can see it as a long division question or regular division

Regular division:

16 ÷ 0.05 = 1600  

(You can transform this into a simple non-decimal question and solve easliy)

1600 ÷ 5 = 320

This is the way to solve these type of questions without straining your brain in the process.

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My friends and I go to the cinema by bus.
We spend 10 minutes walking and 15
minutes waiting at the bus stops, the
Journeys take 20 minutes each way
we arrive as the film starts. There are
25 minutes of adverts and trailers,
and the film lasts for 95 minutes
We get home at 17:20
What time did we set off to
the car​

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Answer:

15:35??

Step-by-step explanation:

1. 20 + 15 = 35

2. 35 + 10= 45

3. 45 + 25 = 70 =  1 hour and 10 minutes

4. 95 mins = 1 hour and 45 minutes

5. 1 hour and 10 mins + 1 hour and 45 minutes = 2 hours and 55 minutes

6. 17:20

- 02:55

   15:35

15:35

i don't  know if this is right but it it does, your welcome.

h(a) = 3 - 2a ^ 2
h(- 3) =

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Answer: -15

Step-by-step explanation:

First, calculate exponents.

-3 * -3 is 9.

Then multiply 2 and 9 which is 18.

3-18 is -15.

Oil prices are projected to increase by 125% by next August. A quart of oil currently costs $1.25. What is the projected cost of a gallon of oil next August? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Answer:$2.81

Step-by-step explanation:

1.25 is 100% of the price

125% + 100% = 225%

x = price by august

x = 225% (1.25)

225% = 2.25

2.25(1.25) = 2.8125 ≈ $2.81

Another way to see it:

=

225(1.25) / 100 = 2.8125

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Answer:

e

Step-by-step explanation:

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Solve for c........:

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Mark my answer brilliant if it helps you.

find the image of U'( -8 , 1) after a translation along < 2 , 0 > and a reflection in the x axis
U"( -6 , -1)
U"(6 , 1)
U"(6 , -1)
U"(-1 , 6)

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Given:

The point is U'(-8,1).

It is translated along <2,0> and reflected across the x-axis.

To find:

The image of U'.

Solution:

The given point is U'(-8,1).

It is translated along <2,0> . So, the rule of translation is:

[tex](x,y)\to (x+2,y+0)[/tex]

[tex]U'(-8,1)\to U_1(-8+2,1+0)[/tex]

[tex]U'(-8,1)\to U_1(-6,1)[/tex]

Then, it is reflected across the x-axis. So, the rule of reflection is:

[tex](x,y)\to (x,-y)[/tex]

[tex]U_1(-6,1)\to U''(-6,-1)[/tex]

The image of U'( -8 , 1) is U''(-6,-1).

Therefore, the correct option is A.

Two consecutive even integers have a sum of 14. The equation that would be used to solve this
is x + x +__=14
The smallest of the two integers is _____ when you solve to find the integers.

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x + x + 2 = 14
2x + 2 = 14
2x = 12, x = 6
Solution: the smallest of the two integers is 6
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100% of 80 is what number?
Select one:

160

80

8

100

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Answer:

80

explanation:

100% means that its the whole of something so all of the said number

Answer:

In converting to percentage we multiply by 100%

100% of 80 =

80/100 x 100%

0.8 x 100 = 80

NB the 100% of any number is the number itself

Please helppp why is he right or wrong!!

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Answer:

We cannot agree with Andre because x = 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming the diagram is a weighing scale which can also be represented as an equation having two sides that is balanced. We can express the situation as follows using equation:

x + 2 = 5

Solve for x

x + 2 - 2 = 5 - 2 (subtraction property of equality)

x = 3

If you plug in the value of x on the diagram given, the scale becomes balance on each side.

Therefore, x = 3. Andre is wrong and we cannot agree with Andre.

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Answer: x > 4

x > 4 would look like that on the graph. If it was x is greater than or equal to 4, then the circle would be completely filled in. Hope this helped!

In ΔQRS, s = 2.3 inches, ∠S=51° and ∠Q=44°. Find the area of ΔQRS, to the nearest 10th of an square inch.

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Answer:

Area of ΔQRS = 2.3 square inches

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given information,

<S + <Q + <R = [tex]180^{o}[/tex]

51 + 44 + <R = [tex]180^{o}[/tex]

95 + <R = [tex]180^{o}[/tex]

<R = [tex]180^{o}[/tex] - 95

    = [tex]85^{o}[/tex]

<R = [tex]85^{o}[/tex]

Applying the Sine rule, we have;

[tex]\frac{q}{SinQ}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{r}{SinR}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{s}{SinS}[/tex]

Using [tex]\frac{r}{SinR}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{s}{SinS}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{r}{Sin 85}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{2.3}{Sin51}[/tex]

r = [tex]\frac{2.3*Sin85}{sin51}[/tex]

  = 2.9483

r = 2.9 inches

Also, [tex]\frac{q}{SinQ}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{s}{SinS}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{q}{Sin44}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{2.3}{Sin51}[/tex]

q = [tex]\frac{2.3*Sin44}{Sin51}[/tex]

  = 2.0559

q = 2.0 inches

From Herons formula,

Area of a triangle = [tex]\sqrt{s(s-q)(s-r)(s-s)}[/tex]

s = [tex]\frac{2.3 + 2.0 + 2.9}{2}[/tex]

  = 3.6

Area of ΔQRS = [tex]\sqrt{3.6(3.6-2.0(3.6-2.9)(3.6-2.3)}[/tex]

                        = 2.2895

Area of ΔQRS = 2.3 square inches

Answer:

2.4

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

A) 21

Step-by-step explanation:

Mean:

(23 + 18 + 24 + 15 + 25)/5

105/5

21

Answer:

21

The mean is 21. Remember to calculate the mean we add up the numbers then divide them by the number of numbers.

9) The area of the given rectangle is 40 square feet. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.
Length: x+1
Width: X + 4

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

hello : solve     (x+1)(x+4)=40

x²+5x+4 =40

x²+5x-36 =0      continu  us  delta


what’s the answer ?

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The answer will be:
247.75

Uh I can't explain well so heres the answer

247.75

Which expressions are equivalent?

1/5k-2/3j and -2/3j+1/5k

1/5k-2/3j and -1/5k+2/3j

1/5k-2/3j and 1/5j-2/3k

1/5k-2/3j and 2/3j-1/5k
please help!!!!!

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The answer is 1/5k-2/3j and -2/3j+1/5k because it has the same values just rearranged.

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Find the area of each figure. Round your answer to 2 decimal places is required.

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69.82 i think

Step-by-step explanation:

First the area of a rectangle is bh, so 5 times 12 is 60. Then you have a semicircle which is half a circle, so it would be pi(radius)squared divided by 2. The diameter is 5 because it's five on the other side and rectangles have opposite sides congruent. Radius is 2.5 after dividing diameter by 2. 2.5 pi r squared is like 19.634 blah blah blah. Divide that by two and add 60 to get 69.82.

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