Write a polynomial function in standard form given the zeros.

-1/2, -5 + i

y = x³ + 10.5x² + 31x + 13

Step-by-step explanation:

Complex roots (roots that have imaginary terms) always come in conjugate pairs.  So if one root is -5 + i, there's another root that's -5 − i.

So the polynomial is:

y = (x + 1/2) (x − (-5 + i)) (x − (-5 − i))

Distributing:

y = (x + 1/2) (x² − (-5 + i)x − (-5 − i)x + (-5 + i)(-5 − i))

y = (x + 1/2) (x² + 5x − ix + 5x + ix + (-5 + i)(-5 − i))

y = (x + 1/2) (x² + 10x + (-5 + i)(-5 − i))

y = (x + 1/2) (x² + 10x + 25 + 5i − 5i − i²)

y = (x + 1/2) (x² + 10x + 25 + 1)

y = (x + 1/2) (x² + 10x + 26)

y = x(x² + 10x + 26) + 1/2(x² + 10x + 26)

y = x³ + 10x² + 26x + 1/2x² + 5x + 13

y = x³ + 10.5x² + 31x + 13

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-12 -5(x + 4) = 3x

-12 - 5x - 20 = 3x

-12 - 20 - 5x = 3x

-32 - 5x = 3x

    + 5x   + 5x

-32 = 8x

8         8

- 4= x

1,407.5 hours

step-by-step explanation:

we first convert all the time to hours and then sum them up.

there are 24 hours in 1 day, in 58 days, there are 24 x 58 = 1,392 hours.

there are 60 minutes in 1 hour, thus, 30 minutes will be equivalent to 30 / 60 = 0.5 hours.

therefore, the number of hours it will take mercury to complete a full rotation is 1,392 + 15 + 0.5 = 1,407.5 hours