The area of a rectangle is 77 yd2, and the length of the rectangle is 3 yd more than twice the width find the dimensions of the rectangle

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Answer 1
Answer: Let the width be x.

Length is 3 more than twice the width =  2x + 3

Area = x*(2x + 3)

x*(2x + 3) = 77

2x² + 3x  = 77

2x² + 3x - 77 = 0           This is a quadratic equation. Solve by factorization.


Multiply first and last coefficients:  2*-77 = -154

We look for two numbers that multiply to give -154, and add to give the middle coefficient  +3

Those two numbers are 14 and -11.

Check:   14*-11 = -154         14 + -11 = 14 - 11 = +3

We replace the middle term of +3x in the quadratic expression with 14x -11x

2x² + 3x - 77 = 0   

2x² + 14x -11x - 77 = 0     

2x(x + 7) - 11(x + 7) = 0

(2x - 11)(x + 7) = 0

2x - 11 = 0    or   x + 7 = 0

2x = 0 + 11          x = 0 - 7

2x = 11                  x = -7

x = 11/2 = 5.5                   

The solutions are x = -7  or  5.5.

Since we are solving for length of rectangle, x can't be negative. So we do away with x = -7.

x = 5.5   is the only valid solution.

Recall width = x = 5.5, 
Length = 2x + 3 = 2*5.5 + 3 = 11 + 3 = 14

Therefore length = 14 yards, and width = 5.5 yards.   

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Find the slope of the line

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Line pass to points:  (-5;0) and (0;-5)

So:

\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x&y&1\n-5&0&1\n0&-5&1\end{array}\right|=0\n \n 25+5y+5x=0\n \n 5+y+x=0\n y=-x-5\n \n slope=-1 \ \ \(coeficient \ of \
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PLEASE HELP!!!! I NEED HELP, MY DUDES :CThe box plots below show the average daily temperatures in January and December for a U.S. city:
What can you tell about the means for these two months?

The mean for December is higher than January's mean.
It is almost certain that January's mean is higher.
There is no way of telling what the means are.
The narrow IQR for January causes its mean to be lower.

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There is no way of telling what the means are.

What is a box plot?

A box plot is a measure of dispersion and a method of displaying the spread and measure of centers.

  • The measure of spread usually includes a range class of numbers from which the first quartile, interquartile range, and third quartile can be determined.
  • The measure of centers include the mean, median, and mode.

Since the bar in the diagram is not aligned with the data values below them, we can conclude that there is no sufficient information in determining the mean of these two months.

Therefore, there is no way of telling what the means are.

Learn more about the box plot here:

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The answer is c I hope this helps

Write 10 5/12 as an equivalent improper fraction

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10 5/12 written as an improper fraction is equivalent to 125/12
10 5/12
10 times the denominator 12=120
plus the numerator 5=125
=125 over the original denominator 12
125/12
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Answer:

j

Step-by-step explanation:

Christine has $875.83 In her savings account the account pays 9% compounded monthly. Christine does not make any deposits or withdrawals over the next six months how much interest does the account earn

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Answer: the account earns interest of $40.16

Step-by-step explanation:

We would apply the formula for determining compound interest which is expressed as

A = P(1+r/n)^nt

Where

A = total amount in the account at the end of t years

r represents the interest rate.

n represents the periodic interval at which it was compounded.

P represents the principal or initial amount deposited

From the information given,

P = 875.83

r = 9% = 9/100 = 0.09

n = 12 because it was compounded 12 times in a year.

t = 6 months = 6/12 = 0.5 year

Therefore,.

A = 875.83(1+0.09/12)^0.5 × 12

A = 875.83(1+0.0075)^6

A = 875.83(1.0075)^6

A = 915.99

The interest that she earns is

915.99 - 875.83 = $40.16

Don completes the square for the equation x^2 + 6x + 3 = 0. Which of the following equations reveals the vertex of the parabola?

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x² + 6x + 3 = 0

y = x² + 6x + 3
y - 3 = x² + 6x 

6x ⇒ 6x / 2x = 3 ⇒ 3² = 9

y - 3 + 9 = x² + 6x + 9
y + 6 = (x+3)² 
y = (x+3)² - 6

vertex of the parabola is (x+3)²

y = (x+3)(x+3)  - 6
y = x(x+3)+3(x+3) - 6
y = x² + 3x + 3x + 9 - 6
y = x² + 6x + 3