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Originally Posted by Netquit Please show all work: |
As was gently suggested previously, it's really
you who needs to "show all work". We already
know how to do this stuff.
The following should help in getting you started:
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Originally Posted by Netquit 1)find the integers whose square is 36 more than 5 times itself |
"Integers"
means "the whole numbers and their negatives". Pick a
variable to stand for "the integer". Then
translate "the square of the integer", "five more than the integer", and "thirty-six more than (five more than the integer)" into algebraic expressions. Use the "is" to create the equation, and then
solve the quadratic equation.
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Originally Posted by Netquit 2) If x² is added to 7x, the sum is -12.What are possible values of x? |
Create the expression representing the sum. Set the sum equal to the given value. Solve the quadratic equation.
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Originally Posted by Netquit 3)The area of a rectangle is 84 square inches. The length is 5 inches more than the width.Find the rectangle's length. |
Since the length is defined in terms of the width, pick a variable for the width and then create an expression, in terms of this variable, for the length. Plug these into
the formula for the area A of a rectangle with length L and width w. Also plug in the given value for the area A. Solve the resulting quadratic equation.
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Originally Posted by Netquit 4) The area of a rectangle is 40 square meters. The width is 6 meters less than the length.Find the rectangle's width and length. |
This one works just like exercise (3).