Q. x2−10x+21=0Let x=h and x=m be solutions to the given equation, with h>m. What is the value of h−m ?
Identify Quadratic Equation: Identify the quadratic equation to solve.The given equation is x2−10x+21=0. We need to find the values of x that satisfy this equation.
Factor the Equation: Factor the quadratic equation.We need to find two numbers that multiply to 21 and add up to −10. The numbers −3 and −7 satisfy these conditions because (−3)×(−7)=21 and (−3)+(−7)=−10.So, we can write the equation as (x−3)(x−7)=0.
Solve for x: Solve for x using the factored form.Set each factor equal to zero and solve for x:x−3=0 or x−7=0.This gives us two solutions: x=3 or x=7.
Identify Values of and : Identify the values of and .Since , we assign the larger value to and the smaller value to . Therefore, and m = 333.
Calculate Difference h−m h - m h−m: Calculate the difference h−m h - m h−m.\newlineSubtract the value of m m m from h h h to find the difference:\newlineh−m=7−3=4 h - m = 7 - 3 = 4 h−m=7−3=4.
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