Answer:
option 3
Step-by-step explanation:
not sure if right
Looking at this triangle, we can see that is a form of a 45, 45, 90 triangle
This would mean that 2x-24=x-2
Solve: 2x-24=x-2
subtract x from both sides and add 24 to both sides...
x=22
To factor quadratic equations of the form ax^2+bx+c=y, you must find two values, j and k, which satisfy two conditions.
jk=ac and j+k=b
The you replace the single linear term bx with jx and kx. Finally then you factor the first pair of terms and the second pair of terms. In this problem...
2k^2-5k-18=0
2k^2+4k-9k-18=0
2k(k+2)-9(k+2)=0
(2k-9)(k+2)=0
so k=-2 and 9/2
k=(-2, 4.5)
43.5 because if it were anything below that it would've been rounded down to 43 instead of up to 44.
