F(x) = -0.5x2, if f(x) = -112.5, what is the value of 'x'? ?

Pasuna asked Sep 22, 2023

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F(x) = -0.5x2, if f(x) = -112.5, what is the value of 'x'?
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Pasuna asked Sep 22, 2023

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Answer:

x = ± 15

Explanation:

Given f(x) = - 0.5x² and f(x) = - 112.5 , then equate right sides

- 0.5x² = - 112.5 ( divide both sides by - 0.5 )

x² = 225 ( take square root of both sides )

x = ±
√(225) = ± 15

Yawmoght answered Sep 29, 2023

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