I got 3.825
your equation would be
(2x-1)(x+7)=72
when you distribute youd get
2x^2 +13x -7 =72
move the 72 over giving you
2x^2 +13x -79=0
i used the quadratic formula and the answer would be 3.825 because a negative answer wouldn’t make sense in this situation
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
This triangle has a small square, which represents a right angle. Therefore, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem.

Where <em>a</em> and <em>b </em> are the legs of the triangle and <em>c</em> is the hypotenuse.
In this triangle, 7 and √15 are the legs, because these sides make up the right angle. The unknown side is the hypotenuse, because it is opposite the right angle. So, we know two values:

Substitute these values into the formula.

Solve the exponents.


Add.

Since we are solving for c, we must isolate the variable. It is being squared and the inverse of a square is the square root. Take the square root of both sides.

The third side length is <u>8.</u>
I dont know if you know this, but there are 3 different 3's. So how can we figure out the question if we don't know which one is underlined?