Remove the brackets
-5a + 9b + 7a combine -5a and 7a
7a - 5a + 9b
2a + 9b Answer
Don't go any further. There is nothing else to do. These are unlike terms and cannot be reduced or combined.
Given:
The equation 
goes through the coordinates (6,5) and (-2,-5).
To find:
The values of A and B.
Solution:
We have,
It goes through the coordinates (6,5) and (-2,-5). It means these points will satisfy the equation.
...(i)
...(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get
Divide both sides by 4.
Put A=5 in (i), we get
Divide both sides by 5.
Therefore, the values of A and B are 5 and -4 respectively.
Answer:
x = -7
Step-by-step explanation:
-1 + x = -8
x = -7
(a) 95 = (x+7)*(x-7)
(b) 95 = (x+7)*(x-7)
Expand the brackets:
95 = x² -7x + 7x -49 = x² - 49
Subtract x² from both sides:
95-x² = -49
Subtract 95 from both sides:
-x²=-49-95
-x²= -144
Divide both sides by -1 to get rid of the negative numbers:
-x²/-1=-144/-1
x²=144
Take the square root of 144:
x = ± squareroot of 144
x = 12 or -12
x = 12 because you cannot have a negative age so Trina is 12 years old.
