Answer:
17 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
An obtuse triangle is the triangle in which one of the side is the longest. It contains an obtuse angle and the longest side is the side that is opposite to the vertex of the obtuse angle.
Let the three sides of the obtuse triangle be a, b and c respectively with c as the longest side. Let a = 9 inches and b = 14 inches.
Now we know that for an obtuse triangle,
c > 16.64
Therefore the smallest possible whole number is 17 inches.
1. When "a" is a root of a polynomial, (x -a) is a factor of it. For the three roots given, the factors of the desired polynomial are (x +2)(x -1/2)(x -3).
In order to make the leading coefficient be negative, we need to multiply this product by a negative number. Any negative number will do, but we choose a small (magnitude) value that will eliminate the fraction: -2.
Then ...
... f(x) = -2(x +2)(x -1/2)(x -3) = -(x +2)(2x -1)(x -3)
... = -(2x² +3x -2)(x -3)
... = -(2x³ -3x² -11x +6)
... f(x) = -2x³ +3x² +11x -6
2. A graph created by the Desmos on-line graphing calculator is shown, and the zeros are highlighted.
3. As indicated in part 1, the multiplier of this equation can be anything and the zeros will remain the same. You want a negative leading coefficient, so the "anything" is restricted to any of the infinite number of numbers that will make that be the case.
