Not sure why such an old question is showing up on my feed...
Anyway, let

and

. Then we want to find the exact value of

.
Use the angle difference identity:

and right away we find

. By the Pythagorean theorem, we also find

. (Actually, this could potentially be negative, but let's assume all angles are in the first quadrant for convenience.)
Meanwhile, if

, then (by Pythagorean theorem)

, so

. And from this,

.
So,
1st. Find the pattern
Pattern is dividing by 2.
24/2=12
12/2=6
6/2=3
1500(1+0.04)^3 = 1687.30
1687.30(1+0.05) = 1771.67 to the nearest pound: 1772
This are the right steps
Step 1: first you divide the both size by 7 because there is 7 a's
7a/7 = 28/7
Step 2: You solve the equation
7a/7= a. 28/7 = 4
So, the answer is a = 4
not 7 = 4
Answer: number= 5.5; equation: 4x+8=30
Step-by-step explanation:
Take x for the unknown number. Then just follow the words and turn them into mathematical symbols. Easy.