Use the quadratic expression 15x2+14x−16 to answer the questions.
a: which statement describes the correct method to factor the quadratic expression?
b: what are the factors of the quadratic expression?
select one answer for question a, and select two answers for question b.
a: this quadratic expression can be factored by using the difference of squares pattern.
a: this quadratic expression can be factored by finding the correct pair of binomial factors.
a: this quadratic expression can be factored by using the perfect square trinomial pattern.
b: (3x+4)
b: (3x−2)
b: (5x+8)
b: (5x+4)
b: (5x−4)
b: (3x+4)

A: second one or middle choice

B: (5x + 8)(3x - 2)

Step-by-step explanation:

First question (A)

It is a trinomial. You can't use the difference of squares on it. The difference of squares have two terms as an answer.

It is not a perfect square. 15 is not a perfect square and c would have to be positive not minus to even think about using a perfect square.

So the A answer is the second one. You need two different binomials to factor this.

Second Question

You could try all the possible pairings and solve them by brute force.

The are five choices the go with the first one (3x + 4). Eventually you would get the answer, you would have to try 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15 attempts.

There must be a shorter way.

14 means that the expressions are fairly far apart. This was just luck on my part. There is no logic. 8 and 2 for 16 are fairly far apart.

(5x + 8)(3x - 2)

The middle term is 8*3x - 2*5x = 14x and that looks like the answer.

to find the perimeter of the rectangle this is the expression:

x-9+x-9+3x-4+3x-4=138

if we simplify it:

8x-26=138

remember, 138 is what it all adds up to

the length is 11.5cm

the width is 57.5cm

the area is 661.25cm^2

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the total estimated nappy use.=10,500,000

step-by-step explanation:

given that on an average the average baby uses 3528 napkins.

in a particular year 2014, the number of births were 299697 in new south wales.

rounding off the number of births to the nearest hundred thousand we have

no of birtsh = 300000

also rounding off the average usage to nearst thousand we get

average use of a baby = 3500

hence total number of nappy estimated to be used = 3500x300000

= 10,500,000

answer is 10,500,000 nappies