A halyard 16ft long is cut into two pieces. If the L is the length of one piece, express the length of the second piece in terms

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Dafna1 [17]

3 years ago

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A halyard 16ft long is cut into two pieces. If the L is the length of one piece, express the length of the second piece in terms

of the length of the first piece.

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andrezito [222] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-18T20:52:11+03:00

andrezito [222]3 years ago

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Let L = the length of the first piece.
16 - L is the length of the second piece.

Together the 2 pieces must add to 16.
CHECK: L + 16 - L = 16

jeka94 · Answer 2 · 2022-02-18T19:20:23+03:00

jeka943 years ago

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If you cut length L from the 16 ft halyard, you are subtracting the value of L from 16. This means that the second piece should be 16-L feet long.