Answer:
When Amina is 18. Saad would be;
k. 14
Step-by-step explanation:
Let "x" represent Anita's current age and let "y" represent Saad's current age, we have;
Anita's age = 2 × Saad's age
Therefore;
x = 2 × y...(1)
In 4 years, we will get;
x + 4 = 1.5 × (y + 4)...(2)
Substituting the value of x in equation (1) into equation (2), we get;
2·y + 4 = 1.5·y + 1.5 × 4 = 1.5·y + 6
2·y + 4 = 1.5·y + 6
2·y - 1.5·y = 6 - 4 = 2
0.5·y = 2
y = 2/0.5 = 4
Saad's current age = y = 4 years
From equation (1), we have;
x = 2 × y = 2 × 4 = 8
Amina's current age = x = 8 years
When Amina is 18, we have;
18 = 10 + 8 = 10 + x
Therefore, Amina would be 18 in 10 years time from now, from which we have;
Saad would be 10 years + y = 10 years + 4 years = 14 years in 10 years from now
Therefore, when Amina would be 18 years in 10 years from now Saad would be 14 years.
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Make y the subject :
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y - 3 = 4(x + 8)
y - 3 = 4x + 32 // Apply distributive property
y = 4x + 35 // Add 3 to both sides
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Identify Slope :
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Slope = 4
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Find a point on the line :
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When x = 0,
y = 4(0) + 35 // Sub x = 0 into the equation
y = 35 // Combine like terms
Point = (0, 35)
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Answers :
(a) Slope = 4
(b) One point on the line is (0, 35)
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A+b=-3, a=-3-b
ab=-35, and using a from above we get:
(-3-b)b=-35
-3b-b^2=-35
b^2+3b-35=0
b≈-7.6033 and 4.6033
So the two numbers are approximately -7.6033 and 4.6033
The first two rows of coefficients are identical, so by inspection, the determinant is 0.
