The weight, in pounds, of a baby in the first six months of life can be modeled by the function f
(
x
)
=
1.5
x
+
7
, where x is the age of the baby in months. According to this model, what is the weight, in pounds, of a baby at age 5 months?

8.5

8.5

12.0

12.0

13.5

13.5

14.5

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 *_*