The first floor of a house consists of a kitchen, playroom, and dining room. The areas of the kitchen, playroom, and dining room are in the ratio 4 : 3 : 2 . The combined area of these three rooms is 189 square feet. What is the value of one box on the tape diagram ?

The value of one box in the tape diagram will be 21 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we have the total ratio added as 4 + 3 + 2 = 9

So the area of one box on the tape diagram will be the combined area divided by the total square feet

Mathematically, that will be;

189 square feet/9 = 21

1. when "a" is a root of a polynomial, (x -a) is a factor of it. for the three roots given, the factors of the desired polynomial are (x +2)(x -1/2)(x -3).

in order to make the leading coefficient be negative, we need to multiply this product by a negative number. any negative number will do, but we choose a small (magnitude) value that will eliminate the fraction: -2.

then

f(x) = -2(x +2)(x -1/2)(x -3) = -(x +2)(2x -1)(x -3)

= -(2x² +3x -2)(x -3)

= -(2x³ -3x² -11x +6)

f(x) = -2x³ +3x² +11x -6

2. a graph created by the desmos on-line graphing calculator is shown, and the zeros are highlighted.

3. as indicated in part 1, the multiplier of this equation can be anything and the zeros will remain the same. you want a negative leading coefficient, so the "anything" is restricted to any of the infinite number of numbers that will make that be the case.