What a delightful little problem ! (Partly because I could see
right away how to do it, and had the answer in a few minutes,
after a lot of impressive-looking algebra on my scratch-paper.)
Three consecutive integers are . . . x, x+1, and x+2
The smallest two are . . . x and x+1
Their product is . . . . . x(x+1)
5 times the largest one is . . . 5(x+2)
5 less than that is . . . . . . 5(x+2)-5
Now, the conditions of the problem say that <u>x (x + 1) = 5 (x+2) - 5</u>
THAT's the equation we have to solve, to find 'x' .
Eliminate parentheses: x² + x = 5x + 10 - 5
Combine like terms: x² + x = 5x + 5
Subtract 5x from each side: x² - 4x = 5
Subtract 5 from each side: <u>x² - 4x - 5 = 0</u>
You could solve that by factoring it, or use the quadratic equation.
Factored, it says that (x + 1) (x - 5) = 0
From which <em>x = -1</em>
and <em>x = +5</em>
We only want the positive results, so our three consecutive integers are
5, 6, and 7 .
To answer the question, the smallest one is <em><u>5 </u></em>.
<u>Check</u>:
5 x 6 ? = ? (7 x 5) - 5
30 ? = ? (35) - 5
30 = 30
yay !
Answer:
The answer is water.........
<h3>
Answer: Choice A. 8pi feet</h3>
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Explanation:
The perimeter around the circle is known as the circumference
The full circumference of a circle with radius r is
C = 2*pi*r
In this case, r = 16 is the radius, so,
C = 2*pi*r
C = 2*pi*16
C = 2*16*pi
C = 32pi
is the full distance around the circle. But we only want 90/360 = 1/4 of that total distance. So take 1/4 of 32pi to get
(1/4)*32pi = (1/4*32)pi = 8pi
The arc length is exactly 8pi feet long
Approximately this is about 25.13274 feet
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The line passes through the origin has an equation y = mx
m - slope
The formula of a slope of a line passes through the origin
and a point (x, y):
We have the point (6, 8). Substitute:
Finally:
The goal in solving an equation is to get the variable by itself on one side of the equation and a number on the other side of the equation. To isolate the variable, we must reverse the operations acting on the variable.
