The length of a rectangle is 6 centimeters and it's area is (6x 18) square centimeters. Write the expression for the width
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Polynomials are linear combinations of positive integer powers. For example,
is a polynomial, but
is not.
(In case you're unfamiliar with the term, a linear combination of two quantities is the sum of scaled versions of those quantities, e.g. a general linear combination of and
is
, where
are any numbers.)
is not a polynomial; the offending term is
, or
.
Answer:
x+y=0 and 3x-2y=10
Step-by-step explanation
Let the numbers be x and y.
The sum of the two numbers is 0
Letting the smaller number be y and the
larger number be x:
twice the smaller number
Also, 3 times the larger number
Now ,twice the smaller number subtracted from 3 times the larger number is 10.
Therefore the equations are
and