There are 22 participants in a spelling bee. in how many ways can the top 5 participants finish? use the formula for permutations to find your answer

Explanation:

The formula for permuations is nPk:

Where n is the total number of elements from which you must choose combinations of k number of elements, and where the order of selection is relevant.

In this case n = 22 (the number of participants), k = 5 (the number of top participants). Since, the order in which the participants finish is relevant, then you have to use the formula of permutations, such as the question states.

Calculations:

the answer is 175.4379

step-by-step explanation:

-7

step-by-step explanation:

x^2 + 18x + 74 = (x + 9)^2 - 81 + 74

= (x + 9)^2 - 7.

so q = -7.