The answer to this problem is 164.
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Perpendiculare means the slopes multiply to -1
y=3/5x+10
slope is 3/5
3/5 times what is -1
-5/3 is answer
slope of perpenduclar is-5/3 find y int
y=-5/3+b
point given is (15,-5)
x=15
y=-5
-5=-5/3(15)+b
-5=-25+b
add 25 to both sides
20=b
the yintercept is y=20 or the oint (0,20)
        
             
        
        
        
(a) ![[\frac{9}{2.6}  - \frac{2.5^{2} }{2.5} ]^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B2.5%5E%7B2%7D%20%7D%7B2.5%7D%20%5D%5E%7B2%7D)
Answer:
 ![[\frac{9}{2.6}  - \frac{2.5^{2} }{2.5} ]^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B2.5%5E%7B2%7D%20%7D%7B2.5%7D%20%5D%5E%7B2%7D)
=  ![[\frac{9}{2.6}  - \frac{2.5*2.5 }{2.5} ]^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B2.5%2A2.5%20%7D%7B2.5%7D%20%5D%5E%7B2%7D)
= ![[\frac{9}{2.6}  - \frac{2.5}{1} ]^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B2.5%7D%7B1%7D%20%5D%5E%7B2%7D)
*canceling 2.5 in numerator and denominator* 
![= [\frac{9-(2.5)(2.6)}{2.6} ]^2\\*Using L.C.M of 2.6 and 1 which comes out to be '2.6'= [\frac{9-(6.5)}{2.6} ]^2\\= [\frac{2.5}{2.6} ]^2\\*multiplying and dividing by '10'= [\frac{2.5*10}{2.6*10} ]^2\\= [\frac{25}{26} ]^2\\= \frac{25^2}{26^2}\\= \frac{625}{676}\\= 0.925](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B9-%282.5%29%282.6%29%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%2AUsing%20L.C.M%20of%202.6%20and%201%20which%20comes%20out%20to%20be%20%272.6%27%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B9-%286.5%29%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B2.5%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%2Amultiplying%20and%20dividing%20by%20%2710%27%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B2.5%2A10%7D%7B2.6%2A10%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B25%7D%7B26%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B25%5E2%7D%7B26%5E2%7D%5C%5C%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B625%7D%7B676%7D%5C%5C%3D%200.925)
Properties used:
Cancellation property of fractions
Least Common Multiplier(LCM)
The least or smallest common multiple of any two or more given natural numbers are termed as LCM. For example, LCM of 10, 15, and 20 is 60.
(b) ![[[\frac{3x^{a}y^{b}} {-3x^{a} y^{b} } ]^{3}    ] ^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20%5B%5B%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7Ba%7Dy%5E%7Bb%7D%7D%20%7B-3x%5E%7Ba%7D%20y%5E%7Bb%7D%20%7D%20%5D%5E%7B3%7D%20%20%20%20%5D%20%5E%7B2%7D%20)
Answer:
![[[\frac{3x^{a}y^{b}} {-3x^{a} y^{b} } ]^{3}] ^{2}\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5B%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7Ba%7Dy%5E%7Bb%7D%7D%20%7B-3x%5E%7Ba%7D%20y%5E%7Bb%7D%20%7D%20%5D%5E%7B3%7D%5D%20%5E%7B2%7D%5C%5C)
*using ![[x^{a}]^b = x^{ab}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Bx%5E%7Ba%7D%5D%5Eb%20%3D%20x%5E%7Bab%7D) *
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![= [\frac{3x^{3a}y^{3b}} {-3x^{3a} y^{3b} }] ^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7B3a%7Dy%5E%7B3b%7D%7D%20%7B-3x%5E%7B3a%7D%20y%5E%7B3b%7D%20%7D%5D%20%5E%7B2%7D) 
        
*Again, using ![[x^{a}]^b = x^{ab}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Bx%5E%7Ba%7D%5D%5Eb%20%3D%20x%5E%7Bab%7D) *
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![= \frac{3x^{2*3a}y^{2*3b}} {-3x^{2*3a} y^{2*3b} }  \\= (-1)\frac{3x^{6a}y^{6b}} {3x^{6a} y^{6b} }\\[\tex]*taking -1 common, denominator and numerator are equal*[tex]= -(1)\frac{1}{1}\\= -1](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7B2%2A3a%7Dy%5E%7B2%2A3b%7D%7D%20%7B-3x%5E%7B2%2A3a%7D%20y%5E%7B2%2A3b%7D%20%7D%20%20%5C%5C%3D%20%28-1%29%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7B6a%7Dy%5E%7B6b%7D%7D%20%7B3x%5E%7B6a%7D%20y%5E%7B6b%7D%20%7D%5C%5C%5B%5Ctex%5D%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%2Ataking%20-1%20common%2C%20denominator%20and%20numerator%20are%20equal%2A%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%5Btex%5D%3D%20-%281%29%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B1%7D%5C%5C%3D%20-1)
Property used: 'Power of a power'
We can raise a power to a power
(x^2)4=(x⋅x)⋅(x⋅x)⋅(x⋅x)⋅(x⋅x)=x^8
This is called the power of a power property and says that to find a power of a power you just have to multiply the exponents.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Plug y=-5 into the equation 
6x+8(-5)=-22
 6x-40=-22
 6x=-22+40
 6x=18
 x=3