A linear equation in two variables doesn't involve any power higher than one for either variable. It has the general form Ax + By + C = 0, where A, B and C are constants. It's possible to simplify this to y = mx + b, where m = ( −A / B) and b is the value of y when x = 0. A quadratic equation, on the other hand, involves one of the variables raised to the second power. It has the general form y = ax2 + bx + c. Apart from the adding complexity of solving a quadratic equation compared to a linear one, the two equations produce different types of graphs.
Remark
Make up a proportion that relates the tree and its properties to the stick and its properties.
Givens
Stick height (s_h) = 4
Stick shadow(s_s) = 2
Tree shadow = t_s = 18
Tree height = x
Formula
s_h / s_s = x / t_s
Substitute and solve.
4/2 = x / 18 Cross multiply
4*18 = 2 * x
72 = 2x Divide by 2
72/2 = x
x = 36
The height of the tree is 36 feet.
Answer: 2/4 is less than 2/3
Let the Volume of the first cube be V1
V1 = 2 * 2 * 2
= 8 cm*3
Let the Volume of the second cube be V2
V2 = 6 * 2 * 12
= 144 cm*3
Now, cube1 with volume of 8 cm*3 holds 468 grains of rice.
Thus, 1 cm*3 volume can hold 58.5 grains of rice ( 468 / 8 = 58.5)
Cube2 has volume of 144 cm*3.
Hence, it can hold 8424 grains of rice ( 144 * 58.5 = 8424)
