143 / 6x+12 = 132 / 72
143 / 6x+12 = 11 / 6
crossmultiply:
66x + 132 = 858
66x = 726
x = 11
Look at the picture.
1)|AM| = |MB| = x
|AN| = |NC| = y
|BC| = 2y - 2x = 2(y - x)
|MN| = y - x
Therefore |BC| = 2|MN|
2)|AM| = |MB| = x
|AN| = |NC| = y
|BC| = 2y - 2x = 2(y - x)
|MN| = y - x
Therefore |BC| = 2|MN|
-5x - 5 = 3x + 19
---Move the x's to one side
-5x - 3x - 5 = 3x - 3x + 19
-8x - 5 = 19
---Isolate the -8x by removing the -5 from the left side
-8x - 5 + 5 = 19 + 5
-8x = 24
---Divide both sides by -8 to get x by itself
x = -3
Hope this helps!
Red I know because the smaller the number the bigger the fraction