Provide an appropriate response.What are the advantages and disadvantages of factoring as a method of solving quadratic equations?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. One possibility: The disadvantages are that not all equations can be solved by factoring, and some that can be solved by factoring have factorizations that are difficult to discover. The advantage is that it is usually fastest when it works.
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Which of the following has the greater payout and why? I. A 40% probability of winning $9,000 and a 60% probability of no payout. II. An 75% probability of winning $2,000 and a 25% probability of no payout. ?
A. ?I. has the higher payout. The expected value is $3,600. B. ?II. has the higher payout. The expected value is $1,500. C. ?I. has the higher payout. The expected value is $5,400. D. ?II. has the higher payout. The expected value is $500. E. ?Both have the same payout.
Graph the function by plotting points.g(x) = -2x + 10
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Solve the problem.The First Commerce Bank pays 6
% interest per year on savings accounts. What is the annual income on a savings account of $76,600? Round to nearest dollar.
A. $127,667 B. $4,788 C. $1,276,667 D. $47,880
Identify the property illustrated by the statement.
(6) = 1
A. distributive property B. multiplicative inverse property C. identity element for multiplication D. associative property of multiplication