SOLUTION: One team scored 4 runs less than the other team. The average of the squares of their scores was 53. What are their scores?
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Question 125953: One team scored 4 runs less than the other team. The average of the squares of their scores was 53. What are their scores?
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One team scored 4 runs less than the other team. The average of the squares of their scores was 53. What are their scores?
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Let x = score of one team
then
(x+4) = score of another team
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WRite an equation for this statement:
"The average of the squares of their scores was 53.
= 53
Multiply equation by 2 to get rid of the denominator
x^2 + (x+4)^2 = 2(53)
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x^2 + x^2 + 8x + 16 = 106; FOILed (x+4)(x+4)
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2x^2 + 8x + 16 - 106 = 0
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2x^2 + 8x - 90 = 0; our old friend, the quadratic equation appears!!!
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This factors to:
(2x - 10)(x + 9) = 0
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Positive solution
2x = 10
x = 10/2
x = 5 one team's score
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Another team's score: 5 + 4 = 9
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Check solutions in the statement
""The average of the squares of their scores was 53."
=
=
= 53
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