The x terms add up to 4x and the numbers add up to 12
4x + 12 = 4(x + 3)
Its C
Note:xy means x times y and x(y) means the same thing
so
first we get rid of square root then
make the equation equal to zero becaues if
xy=0 then x or/and y=0
squareroot(y-1)+3=y
isolate the squareroot
subtrac 3 from boht sides
squareroot(y-1)=y-3
square both sides (since they are equal, you should be able to square both sides and still make it true)
(squareroot(y-1))^2=(y-3)^2
(y-1)=(y-3)(y-3)
y-1=y^2-6y+9
subtrac y from both sides
-1=y^2-7y+9
add 1 to both sides
0=y^2-7y+10
find what two number multiply to make 10 and add to get -7
the answer is -2 and -5
0=(y-5)(y-2)
therfore
y-5=0
and/or
y-2=0
therefor
y=5 or/and 2 might work
let's try out 2
square root(2-1)+3=2
square root(1)+3=2
1+3=2
false
so 2 doesn't work
let's try 5
squareroot(5-1)+3=5
squareroot(4)+3=5
2+3=5
5=5
true
y=5
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The question as you wrote it doesn't fit the answers. However, one of the answers fits if you meant
"elapsed time from 5:34 to 10:11".
There are many ways to do this. Try first taking the time from 5:34 to 6:11, and after that finding the time from 6:11 to to 10:11.
In a way, 6:00 is the same thing as 5:60. Add 11 to that and you can see that 6:11 is the same as 5:71. Now that you have an easy way to find the time from 5:34 to 6:11.
6:11 - 5:34 isn't easy.
But 5:71 - 5:34 is quite easy. 71 - 34 is 37.
So, from 5:34 to 6:11 there are 37 minutes.
Now the easy part, finding the time from 6:11 to 10:11. Since the minutes are the same, just subtract the hours. 10 - 6 = 4 hours.
Now you have the hours and minutes, which number 4 hours and 37 minutes.