3 feet / 16 second * 1 yd / 3 feet
3/16 * 1/3
3*1 / 16*3
3/48
1/16 yd/sec
We start with:
y=2x-15
y=5x
Now, we have a perfectly set-up variable we can get rid of: <em>y.</em>
But we need to make either the top or bottom equation negative, so for simplicity, let's make the bottom one negative.
y=2x-15
(-y)=(-5x)
Now simplify.
-3x-15=0
Add 3x on both sides.
3x=15
Divide by 3 on both sides.
x=5
-4 x 9 - (-10)
= - 45 + 10
= - (45 - 10)
= - 35
Rule: Negative times positive is negative; Negative times negative is positive
I got the answer Antonio had a head start of 3 meters.
The answer is D.
The full specification of Newton's First Law is (from Wikipedia)
In an inertial frame of reference, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force.
On earth we're generally in slightly a non-inertial frame, with rotation and revolution around the sun. It's also impossible to turn of gravity, so objects are being acted upon by an outside force. Typically there's also the outside force of friction, which makes things tend to stop.
