Complete the square for:
2x² - 36x - 16
show work.

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   1 • -8 = -8

Step-2 : Find two factors of  -8  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   -18 .

     -8    +    1    =    -7

     -4    +    2    =    -2

     -2    +    4    =    2

     -1    +    8    =    7

Observation : No two such factors can be found !!

Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored

Final result :

 2 • (x2 - 18x - 8)

answer: a. 13/44

step-by-step explanation: judging by the information given to us, we are looking for experimental probability. we can see that 13 males have chosen chocolate ice cream. there are 44 ice creams in total (remember that the total is always the denominator). so our answer is 13/44.

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