Answer:
I am going to show you the first steps to complete squares for the given equation: 1) Starting equation: 3x^2 + 9x -4 = 0 2) Add 4 to both sides => 3x^2 + 9x - 4 + 4 = 4 => 3x^2 + 9x = 4 3) Extract common factor 3 in the left side => 3 (x^2 + 3x). Now, compare with a(x^2 + 3x) and you get a = 3. Answer: a = 3.
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Quadratic formula is
'a' is the coefficient of x^2 = 4
'b' is the coefficient of x = 2
'c' is the constant = -1
Now we plug in all the values in quadratic formula
The above one is the substitution of values of a,b,c in quadratic formula.
Answer:
142 pages
Step-by-step explanation:
The parameters given are
First page of part of the book available = 143
The last is numbered with the digits 143
Since the book is said to have been split into two parts with, we have that one part of the book starts from the beginning, while the other part continue from the first part stops
Number on the pages on the first part = from 1 to number on the first page on the second part - 1
Hence, the part of the book available is the second part and the number of pages in the first part = 1 to 142 or 142 pages.
