We have been given that a huge ice glacier in the Himalayas initially covered an area of 45 square kilo-meters. The relationship between A, the area of the glacier in square kilo-meters, and t, the number of years the glacier has been melting, is modeled by the equation
.
To find the time it will take for the area of the glacier to decrease to 15 square kilo-meters, we will equate
and solve for t as:



Now we will switch sides:

Let us take natural log on both sides of equation.

Using natural log property
, we will get:










Therefore, it will take
years for area of the glacier to decrease to 15 square kilo-meters.
Answer:
x = -1
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Simplifying
6x + 4 = 4x + 2
2. Reorder the terms
4 + 6x = 4x + 2 to 4 + 6x = 2 + 4x
3. Solving
4 + 6x = 2 + 4x
4. Solving for variable 'x'.
Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Then add '-4x' to each side of the equation.
4 + 6x + -4x = 2 + 4x + -4x
5. Combine like terms: 6x + -4x = 2x
4 + 2x = 2 + 4x + -4x
6. Combine like terms: 4x + -4x = 0
4 + 2x = 2 + 0
4 + 2x = 2
7. Add '-4' to each side of the equation.
4 + -4 + 2x = 2 + -4
8. Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0
0 + 2x = 2 + -4
2x = 2 + -4
9. Combine like terms: 2 + -4 = -2
2x = -2
10. Divide each side by '2'.
x = -1
11. Simplifying
x = -1
Answer: 35y + 14y = 49y
Step-by-step explanation: