A and B start from the same point and travel west and north, respectively. A travels 3 miles per hour faster than B. At the end of two hours, they are 30 miles apart. Find their distances.

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Step-by-step explanation:

I believe you're actually looking for their respective rates.  If A travels directly west and B travels directly north, and the distance between them is 30 miles, what we have is a right triangle situation.  The hypotenuse of the triangle is 30.  If the distance an object travels at a certain rate for given time is d = rt, then for B, our formula for distance is d = 2r (since the time each traveled is 2 hours).  A traveled 3 miles per hour faster, so the formula for distance for A is d = (r + 3)2.  Again, each traveled for 2 hours, so t = 2.  Distributing we get that d = 2r + 6.  Now that we have each expression for A and B, we use them in Pythagorean's Theorem to find the only unknown we have which is r.  That's why I said in the beginning that I believe what you're actually looking for is the rate that each traveled.  Our equation is:

30^2=(2r+6)^2+(2r)^2 and

900=4r^2+24r+36+4r^2 and

900=8r^2+24r+36

Putting everything on one side and setting the quadratic equal to 0 to factor, we get

8r^2+24r-864=0

You can factor out an 8 to make the numbers a bit smaller:

8(r^2+3r-108)=0

Factor to get

8(r - 9)(r + 12)=0

That means, by the Zero Product Property, that 8 = 0, r - 9 = 0, or r + 12 = 0.  We all know that 8 doesn't = 0, so forget that one!! If r - 9 = 0, then r = 9.  If r + 12 = 0. then r = -12.  We all know that rate cannot be negative (velocity can, but we are not using vector math here), so we discount rate as -12.  That means that r = 9.  B's rate is 9 then and A's rate is 12.  There you go!


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remember the roots of a polynomial is
P(x)=(x-r1)(x-r2)...(x-rn)


so we have 5th degreee, means all exponents shoud add to 5

leading coeficient of 1, that means
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means highest power coefience it 1

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Given the arithmetic sequence, find the recursive formula, explicit formula, and the indicated term.8) 1,4,1, 10, ...
7) 12, 7, 2, -3,...

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Let's find the recursive formula, explicit formula, and the indicated term for the given arithmetic sequences.

Sequence 1: 1, 4, 1, 10, ...

To find the recursive formula, we need to identify the pattern between consecutive terms. Looking at the sequence, we can see that each term alternates between adding 3 and subtracting 3.

Recursive formula:

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For example, to find the 4th term (a4) using the recursive formula:

a1 = 1 (the first term)

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a3 = a2 + (-1)^(3+1) * 3 = -2 + 1 * 3 = 1

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Explicit formula:

To find the explicit formula, we need to identify the common difference. In this case, since the terms alternate between adding 3 and subtracting 3, the common difference is not constant.

Indicated term:

To find the indicated term, we need to know which term is being referred to. Please provide the term number or the position of the term in the sequence so that I can assist you further.

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Sequence 2: 12, 7, 2, -3, ...

To find the recursive formula, we need to identify the pattern between consecutive terms. Looking at the sequence, we can see that each term decreases by 5.

Recursive formula:

a1 = 12 (the first term)

an = an-1 - 5

For example, to find the 4th term (a4) using the recursive formula:

a1 = 12 (the first term)

a2 = a1 - 5 = 12 - 5 = 7

a3 = a2 - 5 = 7 - 5 = 2

a4 = a3 - 5 = 2 - 5 = -3

Explicit formula:

To find the explicit formula, we need to identify the common difference. In this case, the common difference is -5.

Explicit formula:

an = 12 + (n - 1)(-5)

Indicated term:

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