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1. solve 3x^3-20x^2+33x-14<0

2. Find the formula of this graph

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3. In quadrilateral ABCD, sides AB, BC, and CD are 10cm, and angles BAD and CDA are equal. Find the maximum possible area of the quadrilateral.

4. A piece of wire 90cm long is cut into two pieces. One is formed into a circle, the other, an equilateral triangle. What is the smallest the total area of the two shapes can be?
 

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For 2), polynomial takes the general form P(x) = a(x + 2)2(x - 3), but the y-intercept is at (0, 3) hence
3 = -12a
=> a = -1/4
=> P(x) = -1/4 (x + 2)2(x - 3)
 

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