Barnes & noble college Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

(x**2 – 6* x + 5) = (x-1)*(x-5)
(x**2 + 2 * x + 1) = (x + 1) * (x+1) = (x+1)**2
For what x is (x-1)*(x-5)/( (x+1)**2) a minimum?
One way to answer this question is by using calculus.
Take the derivative, and set to zero.
Since this is a fraction of polynomials, and a fraction is
zero only if it’s numerator is zero, we need calculate only
the numerator of the derivative and set it to zero.
The numerator of the
Derivative of (x-1)*(x-5)/( (x+1)**2) is
( (x-1) + (x-5) ) ( x+1)**2 – (x-1)(x-5)( 2 (x+1) )
= (2 x – 6) (x+1)**2 – (2) (x-1)(x-5) (x+1)
= 0
Divide through by 2 (x+1)
(x-3)(x+1) – (x-1)(x-5) = 0
(x**2 – 2 x – 3 ) – (x**2 – 6 x + 5) = 0
x**2 – x**2 – 2 x + 6 x – 3 – 5 = 0
4 x – 8 = 0
x = 2
Plugging in x = 2 into the original
(x**2-6*x+5)/(x**2+2*x+1)
gives us (2**2 – 6 * 2 + 5)/(2**2 + 2*2 + 1)
= (4 – 12 + 5) / (4 + 4 + 1) = -3/9 = -1/3
Least value is -1/3

question is incomplete

There should be 5(2+2+1) decimal places in the answer and the decimal place should end with 2(3*2*2=12) so the correct answer is a, no need for calculator. You can rule out all the other options because it does not satisfy this condition.

1!=1
2!=2×1=2
3!=3x2x1=6
4!=4x3x2x1=24
5!=5x4x3x2x1=120
6!=6x5x4x3x2x1=720
The answer is 120.

1km is equal to 1000 meter
Therefore 225 meter is how many km
Then we have to cross multiply
1km – 1000 meter
? – 225 meter
0.225 km
Then we have to apply formula
Speed = Distance/Time
Speed = 0.225/12 sec
= 0.01875×3600sec
= 67.5
Therefore speed of train is = 67.5

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3×8=24=2xt ===> t=12hours

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