In this question, you're solving for d.
Solve for d:
5(-6 - 3d) = 3(8+7d)
Use the distributive property:
-30 - 15d = 3(8+7d)
-30 - 15d = 24 + 21d
Add 30 to both sides:
-15d = 54 + 21d
Subtract 21d from both sides
-36d = 54
Divide both sides by -36
d = -3/2
Answer:
d = -3/2 or -1.5
We can begin by rewriting the problem:
4(2x + 5) + 2x + 3 = -11
Let’s solve in steps.
1. Distribute
8x + 20 + 2x + 3 = -11
2. Combine like terms
10x + 23 = -11
3. Subtract 23 from both sides
10x + (23 - 23) = -11 - 23
10x = -34
4. Divide both sides by 10
10 / 10 = 1 (or x)
-34 / 10 = -3.4
Therefore, x = -3.4.
Just replace x with whatever , and see if it works. If it works then it is a solution; otherwise it's not.
1^2 is not 2
(1/2)^2 isn't 2 either...
and so on
Perpendicular bisectors have a particular property: if AB is a perpendicular bisector of CD, then every point lying on AB has the same distance from C and D.
In your case, we have that every point lying on AC has the same distance from B and D.
So, in particular, we have EB=ED, because E lies on AC.
Moreover, since AC is a perpendicular bisector, it is the height of the triangle (if we choose BD as base), and it bisects BD: this means that the triangle is isosceles, so AD=AB.
This means that triangles ABE and ADE have:
- AD=AB because ABD is isosceles
- EB=ED because AC is the perpendicular bisector of BD
- AE in common
So, their sides are all equal, and thus they are congruent.
