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71. The volume of a swimming pool is 16x³ +80x^2-9x-45. What is one of the dimensions of the pool?

O (4x-9)
O (4x+3)
O (4x + 5)
O (1-5)

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Answer:

Roots of the cubic equation.

Explanation:

Factoring: 16x3+80x2-9x-45

Thoughtfully split the expression at hand into groups, each group having two terms :

Group 1: -9x-45

Group 2: 16x3+80x2

Pull out from each group separately :

Group 1: (x+5) • (-9)

Group 2: (x+5) • (16x2)

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Add up the two groups :

(x+5) • (16x2-9)

3.3 Factoring: 16x2-9

Theory : A difference of two perfect squares, A2 - B2 can be factored into (A+B) • (A-B)

Proof : (A+B) • (A-B) =

A2 - AB + BA - B2 =

A2 - AB + AB - B2 =

A2 - B2

Note : AB = BA is the commutative property of multiplication.

Note : - AB + AB equals zero and is therefore eliminated from the expression.

Check : 16 is the square of 4

Check : 9 is the square of 3

Check : x2 is the square of x1

Factorization is : (4x + 3) • (4x - 3)

Final result :

(4x + 3) • (4x - 3) • (x + 5)

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hence, answer is (4x+3)

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