Using Algebra or Arithmetic to Solve

A triangular flag has 2 sides with lengths 2 x and 1 side with length x.

A flag is the shape of an isosceles triangle, with two equal sides and a base. Sara has enough fabric to make a flag with a perimeter of 46.8 cm. She knows the flag needs a base that is half the distance of one of the sides.

What is the base of the largest triangular flag Sara can make?

cm.

Evaluate 8x2 + 9x − 1 2x3 + 3x2 − 2x dx. solution since the degree of the numerator is less than the degree of the denominator, we don't need to divide. we factor the denominator as 2x3 + 3x2 − 2x = x(2x2 + 3x − 2) = x(2x − 1)(x + 2). since the denominator has three distinct linear factors, the partial fraction decomposition of the integrand has the form† 8x2 + 9x − 1 x(2x − 1)(x + 2) = correct: your answer is correct. to determine the values of a, b, and c, we multiply both sides of this equation by the product of the denominators, x(2x − 1)(x + 2), obtaining 8x2 + 9x − 1 = a correct: your answer is correct. (x + 2) + bx(x + 2) + cx(2x − 1).