The absolute value is how far away a number is from the number line, so it is always positive. If Carlos finds the opposite of the absolute value, that means he found the negative version. So Jason's final value will be greater.
Step-by-step explanation:
6x - 3x^2 + 2x^2 -2x = 5x^2 + 15x
4x -x^2 = 5x^2 + 15x
-11x - 6x^2 = 0
-6x^2 - 11x = 0
use the quadratic formula
(-b±√(b²-4ac))/(2a)
I believe the answer is B. but I'm not 100% positive.
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The 2 right triangles are similar and so the ratios of corresponding sides are equal
The corresponding sides are x and 2, 6 and 1.5, hence
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