Simplify the radical by breaking up the radicand into a product of known factors.

Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
12 x + 4 y = 42 .............1
16 x + 8 y = 64 .............2
Eliminate y
multiply (1)by -2
Multiply (2) by 1
-24 x -8 y = -84
16 x 8 y = 64
Add the two equations
-8 x = -20
Answer:
x = 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given function;
y = 5 + x - x²
To find the maximum value, follow these steps
(i) Find the first derivative (which is the slope) of the given function with respect to x. i.e;
=
= 
= 
(ii) From the result in (i) determine the value of x for which the slope is zero. i.e.
x for which
1 - 2x = 0
=> 1 = 2x
=> x = 
Therefore, the value of x for which the function is maximum is 
The answer is no , because there is 0 twice !