Answer:
x = 32
Step-by-step explanation:
-9 = x - 41
41 + (-9) = x -41 + 41
32 = x
By the angle difference formula for sines, we have:

By the angle sum formula for tangents, we have:

.
Rationalizing the denominator gives

as the final answer.
Answer:
a. The sum of five times p and 8 is 23.
Answer: -3/7
Step-by-step explanation:
-3x + 5x +-3= 4x + 5x
7x=-3
x=-3/7
Trick question. See these negative signs? The left number is -9.375, and the right number is -0.8068181818181818... Notice that even though the right number looks like a smaller answer, it is closer to 0 on a number line, because it is negative. -71/88 is the correct answer.