I'm assuming that you meant 4x+1=3x?
Subtracting 4x, we get 1=-x. Multiplying by -1, we get x=-1 as the solution.
Answer:
<ABC = 49°
Step-by-step explanation:
The sum of two supplementary angle is 180. From the diagram, the two angles are 3x+4 and 8x+11. IF this two angles are supplementary then;
3x+4+8x+11 = 180
11x+15= 180
11x = 180-15
11x = 165
x = 165/11
x = 15
From the attached diagram, <ABC = 3x+4
<ABC = 3(15)+4
<ABC = 45+4
<ABC = 49°
(length of tree's shadow)/(height of tree) = (length of person's shadow)/(person's height)
24/x = 8/5
24*5 = x*8
120 = 8x
8x = 120
8x/8 = 120/8
x = 15
The tree is 15 feet tall
Answer:
FG = 39
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question given:
FH = 9x + 15
GH = 5x + 4
FG = ?
From the question given above, we can say that G is the midpoint of FH. This implies that:
FH = FG + GH
With the above idea in mind, we can obtain FG as follow:
FH = 9x + 15
GH = 5x + 4
FG = ?
FH = FG + GH
9x + 15 = FG + 5x + 4
Rearrange
FG = 9x + 15 - 5x - 4
FG = 9x - 5x + 15 - 4
FG = 4x + 11
Next, we shall determine the value of x. This can be obtained as follow:
Since G is the midpoint of FH, it therefore means that FG and GH are equal i.e
FG = GH
With the above idea in mind, we can obtain the value of x as follow:
FG = 4x + 11
GH = 5x + 4
FG = GH
4x + 11 = 5x + 4
Collect like terms
11 - 4 = 5x - 4
7 = x
x = 7
Thus, we can obtain the value of FG as follow:
FG = 4x + 11
x = 7
FG = 4x + 11
FG = 4(7) + 11
FG = 28 + 11
FG = 39
***Check ***
FH = 9x + 15
x = 7
FH = 9(7) + 15 = 63 + 15 = 78
GH = 5x + 4
x = 7
GH = 5(7) + 4 = 35 + 4 = 39
FG = 4x + 11
x = 7
FG = 4(7) + 11 = 28 + 11 = 39
FH = FG + GH
FH = 78
FG = 39
GH = 39
FH = FG + GH
78 = 39 + 39
78 = 78
