On the x - axis go to the left five then up 6
Let the first integer be x, then:-
2 (x + x+ 2) = 3(x + 6) + 14
4x + 4 = 3x + 18 + 14
x = 18 + 14 - 4 = 28
the four integers are 28,30,32 and 34.
The highest power is 2.
Explanation:
Because x has a maximum power of 2, there will be 2 answers. if it were 3, there could be up to 3 answers, etc.
While solving this problem, you gather all terms on one side so the equation looks like
x
2
−
81
+
17
=
0
x
2
−
64
=
0
then factor
(
x
−
8
)
(
x
+
8
)
=
0
then, because any number times 0 equals 0, we know that one of the two parts in the parenthesis must be equal to 0, so
x
−
8
=
0
or
x
+
8
=
0
and so the two answers
x
=
8
,
−
8
come to be.
The answer should be B) 1/2
