It woulds be x+15 because if you take 2x and subtracted from the 3x then you get x and then you add the 9 and 6 witch you get 15
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "x = 2; a = 5; b = 3" A 5 inch tall bamboo shoot doubles in height every 3 days. If the equation y=ab^x, where x is the number of doubling periods, represents the height of the bamboo shoot
Let the numbers be x and y. Then xy = -30 and x+y = -3.
Solve xy = -30 for y: y = -30/x
subst. -30/x for y in x+y= -3: x - 30/x = -3
Multiply all 3 terms by x: x^2 - 30 = -3x, so x^2 + 3x - 10 = 0
Solve this quadratic equation for x. x: {-5, 2}
If x = -5, then x+y = -3 becomes -5 + y = -3, and y = 2.
You should check to determine whether x=2 is also correct. If it is, what is the corresponding y value?
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
-0.5(3x + 5) and -1.5x + 2.5
-0.5(3x + 5)...distribute the -0.5 thru the parenthesis
-1.5x - 2.5
no, these are not equivalent.... one is -1.5x + 2.5 and the other is -1.5x - 2.5....not the same
