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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Answer the question appropriately.Find the linearization of f(x) = log 6 x at x = 6. Round the coefficients to 2 decimal places.
A. L(x) = 0.09x + 1 B. L(x) = x - 6 C. L(x) = 0.09x + 0.44 D. L(x) = 0.30x - 0.79
Solve the system.y = 12
- 36y = x2
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Find the amount paid by each of the multiple carriers.The Baker Fur Company had an insured fire loss of $1,356,000. It had insurance coverage as follows: Company A, $2,000,000; Company B, $750,000; and Company C, $325,000. Find the amount paid by each carrier assuming that the coinsurance requirement had been met.
A. $918,699.19, $303,170.73, $134,130.08 B. $881,951.22, $330,731.71, $143,317.07 C. $826,829.27, $367,479.67, $161,691.06 D. $900,325.20, $321,544.72, $134,130.08
Multiply.(11p + 3)(11p - 3)
A. p2 - 9 B. 121p2 - 9 C. 121p2 - 66p - 9 D. 121p2 + 66p - 9