Q. p(n)=(n3−12n2+47n−60)q(n)=(n+13)(n−4)The functions p and q are defined. One of the functions has a zero at n=5. What is the value of p(5)+q(5)?
Identify zero at n=5: Identify which function has a zero at n=5. To find out if p(n) or q(n) has a zero at n=5, we need to substitute n with 5 in both functions and see if the result equals zero. First, let's check p(5): p(5)=(53)−12×(52)+47×5−60p(5)=125−300+235−60n=50
Check p(5): Since we have found that p(5)=0, we do not need to check q(5) for being zero because the question only asks for the function that has a zero at n=5, which we have already identified as p(n). Now we need to calculate q(5).q(5)=(5+13)(5−4)q(5)=18×1q(5)=18
Check q(5): Calculate p(5)+q(5).Since we have already found that p(5)=0, we only need to add q(5) to it.p(5)+q(5)=0+18p(5)+q(5)=18
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