Answer:
2.7x+1=-3
Step-by-step explanation:
Solve for x
It's a bit of a bummer to have to work through all of these to find the answer. That a lot of slope calculations (or graphing, or whatever). When there are this many, a spreadsheet or other machine help can make it easier.
The correct choice is the last one, XYZ, with vertex X being where the right angle is located.
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Slope of XY is 4/7; slope of XZ is -7/4. The product of these is -1, so those segments are at right angles.
They give us 2 pieces to the puzzle. Both are positive numbers...x and y.
1.) 1 number is 1 less than twice another number. (x = 2y -1)...and
2.) the sum of their squares is 106. (x^2 + y^2 = 106).
substitute the value for x into the second equation.
(2y-1)^2 + y^2 = 106
(2y-1) (2y-1) + y^2 = 106 (use distributive property)
4y^2 - 2y - 2y + 1 + y^2 = 106 (subtract 106 from both sides)
4y^2 - 2y - 2y + 1 + y^2 - 106 = 106 - 106 (combine like terms)
5y^2 - 4y - 105 = 0 (factor)
(y-5) (5y-21) = 0 (set to 0)
y - 5 = 0
y = 5
substitute the 5 into the equation for y (x = 2(5) - 1)
x = 9 if we square 9, we get 81.
subtracted from 106 we have 25...the square root of 25 is 5.
our answers are 5 and 9.
