Check the Wronskian determinant:

The determinant is not zero, so the solutions are indeed linearly independent.
The answer to this is D. 180 square inches.
The area formula for rectangles: b*h
The base is 5 tiles.
The height is 4 tiles.
4*5=20.
Since each tile is 9 square inches, 20*9=180.
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Subtract 5 (Cameron) and 2 (Karlee) from 49.
Why: Denise's age is basically the basic number. Karlee would be 2 years older, so subtract 2 from 49. You get 47. Cameron is 5 years older than Denise, so subtract 5. You get 42 and divide that by 3 since there are 3 people.
49 - 7 = 42
42 divide by 3 = 14
Check:
14 + 5 = 19
14 + 2 = 16
14 + 0 = 14
19 + 16 + 14 = 49
19 (Cameron) - 16 (Karlee) = 3 years older
16 (Karlee) - 14 (Denise) = 2 years older
19 (Cameron) - 14 (Denise) = 5 years older
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The two inequalities can be rewritten as

The solution is composed by every point below the graph of the line
, and above the horizontal line 
To draw the line
we can build a little table (only 2 points are required):

So, if you draw the points (0,2) and (1, -2) and connect them, you'll have your line.
To draw the line
, simply pick any point with y coordinate -2, for example (0, -2), and draw a horizontal line.
Choose the above/below areas as specified above to solve the system.
Answer:
<em>5</em><em> players participated in the tournament.</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
In a small chess tournament, 20 matches were played.
Let us assume that n number of players participated in the tournament
As in each game 2 players play, so the number of ways they can play is,

As they played 2 games with every other participant in the tournament.
So the total number of games is,

But it is given to be 20, so





As
, so we get n=5.
Therefore, 5 players participated in the tournament.