X = number of years 78 + 7x = 111 + 4x -78 from both sides 7x = 33 + 4x Subtract 4x from both sides 3x = 33 Divid both sides by 3 X= 11 In 11 years both trees will be the same height.
First we combine the parenthesis to get 9/(-2-i) then we multiply both the numerator and the denomenator by the conjugate of -2-i (whic is -2+i) to get (-18+9i)/5