How many ways can the contestants finish first, second, and third in the race?
a.
504
b.
362,880
c.
9
d.
3024

20000 as first it increases by 2500 then by 5000 so next it will increase by 10000

Answer to your question: a. the fundamental theorem of algebra tells you that the equation will have two complex roots since the degree of the polynomial is 2. the roots are ​ x=1±i7√2 .number of roots=degree of polynomialhere, degree of polynomial is 2 so number of roots will be 2.hope it *_*