Answer:
x = -5, 5
Step-by-step explanation:
-x^2-8=-33
Add 8 to each side
-x^2-8+8=-33+8
-x^2 = -25
Divide each side by -1
x^2 = 25
Take the square root of each side
sqrt(x^2) = ±sqrt(25)
x = ±5
first you will subtract.
-8-(-33)=-33+-8=-41
then you will divide 2 into 2 and -33
then your answer will give you x
-16.5
the answer is 18 feet because that line in the middle of the triangle is half the size of AC
x = 2
and 4/2 = 2
