If you would like to find 2 numbers which you can add up to get 24 and multiply to get -25, you can calculate this using the following steps:
a + b = 24 ... b = 24 - a
a * b = -25 ... a * (24 - a) = -25 ... 24 * a - a^2 = -25 ... 0 = a^2 - 24 * a - 25
0 = (a - 25) * (a + 1)
1. a = 25
2. a = -1
b = 24 - a
1. b = 24 - 25 = -1
2. b = 24 - (-1) = 25
The numbers you are looking for are -1 and 25.
I got Y=12 for my answer.
The ratio is 9:52. Meaning there is 9 crabs in the tide pool compared to all other invertebrates in the tide pool (including crabs). Crabs are also probably higher on the food chain because there is less of them, meaning they require more food then the other invertebrates.
Hope this helps!
One
The sum of two rational numbers is always rational. sqrt(9) + sqrt(25) = 3 + 5 which is rational. sqrt(16/100) = 4/10 = 2/5 is also rational. 3/28 is rational as well.
Two
Those are irrational. sqrt(10) + pi = ???? You cannot reduce this to any kind of fraction. Two irrationals always give a rational.
Three
The irrational number controls the answer. 10 + sqrt(5) is irrational. The 10 is OK. It is raional, but sqrt(5) is not a rational number.
