You would start by adding the 18 to the 2 to give you 20. then you would subtract x from the 6x to give you 5x. then your equation should be 5x=20, then you divide 20 by 5 and that give you 4. So x would equal 4. x=4
Answer: x = 12, y = 
Step-by-step explanation:
A 30-60-90 triangle has sides whose lengths are related. (shown in the diagram attached) The longest side, the hypotenuse (opposite the right angle) represents 2x. The shortest side is x, and the last side is
.
We know the longest side = 24 = 2x.
If the shortest side is x, that means that the shortest side = the longest side DIVIDED by 2. Therefore, shortest side = x = 24/2 = 12 .
The last side is y and equals x\sqrt{3} . We now know that x = 12. Hence, y =
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Given equation</u>:

To <u>solve</u> for the <u>unknown variable x</u>, apply <u>arithmetic operations</u> to <u>isolate the variable</u>.
Subtract 16 from both sides:


Divide both sides by 2:


Take the cube root of both sides:
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When taking the <u>cube root of a negative number</u>, the result will be negative. To understand why, examine what happens when we cube a negative number.
When a number is cubed, it is multiplied by itself, then by itself again.
When multiplying a <u>negative number</u> by another <u>negative number</u>, the result is always positive.
When multiplying a <u>positive number</u> by a <u>negative number</u>, the result is always negative.
Therefore:

So if -8 is cube rooted, the result is -2.