Either one at any given time could be equal to zero. So
x + 2 = 0
x = - 2
x - 18 = 0
x = 18
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ANSWER
D. 25 feet
EXPLANATION
The height of the wall,h, the taut wire and the distance from the base of the pole to the point on the ground, formed a right triangle.
According to the Pythagoras Theorem, the sum of the length of the squares of the two shorter legs equals the square of the hypotenuse.
Let the hypotenuse ( the length of the ) taught wire be,l.
Then
45 handshakes are possible
Answer:
There would be 94 tiles.
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of tiles is given by the following equation:
In which p is the current position.
How many tiles would there be in position 22?
This is n when 
. So
There would be 94 tiles.
2.20 rounded to the nearest tenth is 2.2 it is already rounded if it was 2.29 it would be 2.3
