When you use the distributive property, you multiply everything inside the parentheses by the number outside of the parentheses. When you distribute, the equation becomes 5x+20=60 vs 5x+4= 60. Hope this helps!

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3 years ago

Can you solve these problem and show work for each one of these please.

pychu [463]

Consider this option.
Change the design according to the local requirements.

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3 years ago

If the line passing through the points (a, 1) and (−2, 6) is parallel to the line passing through the points (−12, 9) and (a + 2

iren2701 [21]

$\frac{6 - 1}{ - 2 - a} = \frac{9 - 1}{ - 12 - a - 2} \\ \frac{5}{ - 2 - a} = \frac{8}{ - 14 - a} \\ 16 + 8a = 70 + 5a \\ 3a = 54 > > a = 18$

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