5x and -8x are like terms. 6 is not a variable. 5 is the coefficient of the term 5x. X is not the constant.
14/2.99=1/x
14x=2.99(1)
x=2.99/14
x=0.213571429
Answer:
the missing angle would be 17 inches. I am not exactly sure but if the leg a and leg b were calculated with those 2 numbers then the other side(known as hypotenuse) should be 17 inches
You would add the 2 fractions. Since 2/16 equals 1/8 you could add 1/8 plus 4/8. That will give you 5/8. After all that you subtract 5/8 from 8/8, which will give you 3/8.
Let the two numbers be x and y, then,
xy = -12 . . . (1)
x + y = -10 . . . (2)
From (2), x = -10 - y . . . (3)
Putting (3) into (1), gives
(-10 - y)y = -12
-10y - y^2 = -12
y^2 + 10y - 12 = 0

Therefore, the two numbers are

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