What mistake did he make completing the polynomial equation?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given the roots are x= 3, x = 2 + 2i and x = 2 - 2i

Then the factors are

(x - 3), (x - (2 + 2i)) and (x - (2 - 2i))

This is the line where the error has been made as the complex roots have been added to x instead of being subtracted from x

The next line should be

(x - 3)(x - 2 - 2i)(x - 2 + 2i)

= (x - 3)((x - 2)² - 4i² ) → i² = - 1

= (x - 3)(x² - 4x + 4 + 4)

= (x - 3)(x² - 4x + 8)

Multiply each term in the second factor by each term in the first factor

= x³ - 4x² + 8x - 3x² + 12x - 24 ← collect like terms

= x³ - 7x² + 20x - 24

the answer is 48m^2!

step-by-step explanation:

a. 12.5 kg

step-by-step explanation:

f = ma

so

m = f/a = (2500 n)/(200 m/s²) = 12.5 kg

1 n = 1 kg·m/s²