Let 'x' be the distance from THE far bank where 700 is the distance to the NEAR bank
boat one has travelled 700 (rate = 700/unit time) boat two has travelled x rate = x / unit time
boat one then travels x + 400 more and boat two travels 700 + (700+x -400) more when they meet
The time is the same rate x time = distance distance/rate = time equate the distances divided by the respective rates
(700 + x + 400)/700 = ( x + 700 + (700+x-400) )/x
1100x + x^2 = 1400x + 700000
x^2-300x -700000 = 0 quadratic formula yields x = 1000
One boat travels 700 the other 1000 whe they first meet.....width of river = 700+ 1000 = 1700 m
Answer:
yes they are equivalent. if you simplify -21/-56 by dividing it by 3 you will get -7/-21 which equals to 7/21
If you're talking about just the decimal, then yes it is.
If you're talking about 22/7, then it still is.
But if you're talking about pi, then it isn't rational.
Answer:
x = -5
Step-by-step explanation:
-(5x-2) = 27
Distribute the minus sign
-5x +2 = 27
Subtract 2 from each side
-5x +2-2 = 27-2
-5x = 25
Divide by -5
-5x/-5 = 25/-5
x = -5
Easy, so absolute value makes anything inside into positive
|x|=2
therefor x=-2 or x=2 since it would be made posotive
answer is -2 and 2
