He arrives at an accident where there are 4 skid marks of different lengths. He finds the measures to be 86 ft, 93 ft, 88 ft, and 90 ft. It is an asphalt road with a drag factor of 0.6. Because he does not know the efficiency of the driver’s brakes, he assumes a brake efficiency of 90%. What is the minimum speed the driver could have been going?

x = ±sqrt(10)

step-by-step explanation:

5 - 2x² = -15

subtract 5 from each side

5-5 - 2x² = -15-5

-2x^2   = -20

divide by -2 on each side

-2x^2   /-2= -20/-2

x^2 =10

take the square root on each side

sqrt(x^2 )=±sqrt(10)

x = ±sqrt(10)

check:

5 - 2x² = -15

+sqrt(10)

5 - 2(sqrt(10))² = -15

5 -2(10) = -15

5 -20 = -15

-15 = -15

-sqrt(10)

5 - 2(-sqrt(10))² = -15

5 -2(10) = -15

5 -20 = -15

-15 = -15

we need to divide the number of toy dinosaurs, 156, by the number of brothers, 4:

in order to estimate, we can use compatible numbers:

156 ÷ 4

  ↓

160   ÷ 4 = 40        

the correct answer is a).

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