The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking

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ISBN: 9781118156599

Author: Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird

Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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Chapter 4.6, Problem 49MS

Here we celebrate the power of algebra as a powerful way of finding unknown quantities by naming them, of expressing infinitely many relationships and connections clearly and succinctly, and of uncovering pattern and structure.

Negative x? A triangle is drawn on a surface having negative curvature. Two of the angles measure 80 degrees. If x is the measure of the third angle, and x satisfies the equation x 2 − 25 x + 100 = 0 , f i n d x .

(There’s only one value for x that works. What is it and why ?)

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