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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone check my work for me please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Given the trinomial 2x2 + 4x + 4, predict the type of solutions.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think thats has 2 complex solutions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@absolutemaster

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, it has 2 real solutions

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

look at the determinant b^2-4ac= 4^2-4*2*4 = 16-32 = -16<0 so there are two non real solutions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, i got a negitive number when i did the discriminant thing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 complex solutions you are right.....

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

discriminant*

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

you are right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you divide by 2 X^2+2x+2=0 there are no real # if you multpily them will give you 2and if you add them will give 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Lol how bout another one? ;)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Given the trinomial 3x2 - 6x + 5, what is the value of the discriminant? i got -24

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@zzr0ck3r

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

6^2-4*3*5 = 36-60 = -24

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Select one of the factors of 5x2 + 7x + 2. im not sure how to start this really..

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

5*2 = 10 we want to numbers that multiply to 10 but add to 7

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

what are those numbers?

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

we want two numbers ....*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh 5 and 2.. wow

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

hehe

OpenStudy (anonymous):

took me a second..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wow... that just really confused me.. btw the answers could be (5x - 2) (x + 2) (5x + 1) None of the above

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

ok sorry I read something wrong...

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

take those two numbers and expand the middle term \(5x^2+7x+2=5x^2+5x+2x+2\) right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes.. so x(5x+5)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or something

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

we factor what we can out of the first two terms \(5x^2+5x+2x+2=5x(x+1)+2x+2\) then we factor what ever we can out of the 3rd and 4th term so that we get the same thing \(5x^2+5x+2x+2=5x(x+1)+2x+2=5x(x+1)+2(x+1)\) Then we factor the \((x+1)\) out \(5x^2+5x+2x+2=5x(x+1)+2x+2=5x(x+1)+2(x+1)=(x+1)(5x+2)\)

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

\(5x^2+5x+2x+2=5x(x+1)+2x+2=5x(x+1)+2(x+1)=\\(x+1)(5x+2) \)

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

good night

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you.. so the answer is none of the above?

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