Question

Help please! I'm really struggling here ((40 points))

Answer 1

k = - 0.36 or k = 30.36

Explanation:

k² - 30k = 11

to complete the square

add ( half the coefficient of the k- term )² to both sides

k² + 2(- 15)k + 225 = 11 + 225

(k - 15)² = 236 ( take square root of both sides )

k - 15 = ±
`√(236)` ≈ ± 15.36 ( to the nearest hundredth )

add 15 to both sides

k = 15 ± 15.36

Then

k = 15 - 15.36 = - 0.36

or

k = 15 + 15.36 = 30.36