My calculator shows that
(2.1)/(1.488) = 1.41129
which is approximate. If you want the result to two decimal places, then it would be 1.41 and not 1.40
Try 1.41 and it should work out, assuming your teacher wants two decimal places.
Answer:
(4,3,2)
Step-by-step explanation:
We can solve this via matrices, so the equations given can be written in matrix form as:
![\left[\begin{array}{cccc}3&2&1&20\\1&-4&-1&-10\\2&1&2&15\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcccc%7D3%262%261%2620%5C%5C1%26-4%26-1%26-10%5C%5C2%261%262%2615%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Now I will shift rows to make my pivot point (top left) a 1 and so:
![\left[\begin{array}{cccc}1&-4&-1&-10\\2&1&2&15\\3&2&1&20\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcccc%7D1%26-4%26-1%26-10%5C%5C2%261%262%2615%5C%5C3%262%261%2620%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Next I will come up with algorithms that can cancel out numbers where R1 means row 1, R2 means row 2 and R3 means row three therefore,
-2R1+R2=R2 , -3R1+R3=R3
![\left[\begin{array}{cccc}1&-4&-1&-10\\0&9&4&35\\0&14&4&50\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcccc%7D1%26-4%26-1%26-10%5C%5C0%269%264%2635%5C%5C0%2614%264%2650%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)

![\left[\begin{array}{cccc}1&-4&-1&-10\\0&1&\frac{4}{9}&\frac{35}{9}\\0&14&4&50\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcccc%7D1%26-4%26-1%26-10%5C%5C0%261%26%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B9%7D%26%5Cfrac%7B35%7D%7B9%7D%5C%5C0%2614%264%2650%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
4R2+R1=R1 , -14R2+R3=R3
![\left[\begin{array}{cccc}1&0&\frac{7}{9}&\frac{50}{9}\\0&1&\frac{4}{9}&\frac{35}{9}\\0&0&-\frac{20}{9}&-\frac{40}{9}\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcccc%7D1%260%26%5Cfrac%7B7%7D%7B9%7D%26%5Cfrac%7B50%7D%7B9%7D%5C%5C0%261%26%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B9%7D%26%5Cfrac%7B35%7D%7B9%7D%5C%5C0%260%26-%5Cfrac%7B20%7D%7B9%7D%26-%5Cfrac%7B40%7D%7B9%7D%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)

![\left[\begin{array}{cccc}1&0&\frac{7}{9}&\frac{50}{9}\\0&1&\frac{4}{9}&\frac{35}{9}\\0&0&1&2\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcccc%7D1%260%26%5Cfrac%7B7%7D%7B9%7D%26%5Cfrac%7B50%7D%7B9%7D%5C%5C0%261%26%5Cfrac%7B4%7D%7B9%7D%26%5Cfrac%7B35%7D%7B9%7D%5C%5C0%260%261%262%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
, 
![\left[\begin{array}{cccc}1&0&0&4\\0&1&0&3\\0&0&1&2\end{array}\right]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cleft%5B%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bcccc%7D1%260%260%264%5C%5C0%261%260%263%5C%5C0%260%261%262%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cright%5D)
Therefore the solution to the system of equations are (x,y,z) = (4,3,2)
Note: If answer choices are given, plug them in and see if you get what is "equal to". Meaning plug in 4 for x, 3 for y and 2 for z in the first equation and you should get 20, second equation -10 and third 15.
Answer: 12 9/10 and 10 7/8
Step-by-step explanation:
5 8/10 plus 7 1/10 equals 12 9/10
8 5/8 plus 2 2/8 equals 10 7/8
Answer:
341
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of people who know the art of quilting in each successive generation is
1, 4, 16, …
These numbers represent a geometric sequence where each term has the form
aₙ = a₁rⁿ⁻¹
In your sequence, a₁ = 1 and r = 4.
Then, the formula for your sequence is
aₙ = 4ⁿ⁻¹
Sum over five generations
The formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series is
Sum = a₁[(1 - rⁿ)/(1 - r)]
Sum = 1[(1 - 4⁵)/(1 - 4)
= (1 - 1024)/(-3)
= -1023/-3
= 341
If the process continues for five generations, 341 people will know the art of quilting.