Distributive property. -6 x a plus -8 x 8 = -6a -48
Divide both sides by -3, and replace
with
. Then

Factorize the quadratic in
to get

which in turn means

But
for all real
, so we can ignore the first solution. This leaves us with

If we allow for any complex solution, then we can continue with the solution we ignored:

Hi again Jordan, plug into the equation I just answered. Answer: y = 2x + 9
You do 48 divide by 6 to determine x which is X = 8
We have to choose which expression represents the height of the prism.
The base is a square of edge length x units.
Base Area = x · x = x²
Volume of the prism = B · h
x³ = x² · h
h = x³ : x²
h = x
Answer: x units.