Answer:
x = 8.5
Step-by-step explanation:
In this question, we are to calculate the value of x.
To calculate this, we shall be utilizing one of the important properties of parallelogram.
This property is that opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal.
This means that mQSR = mSPQ = 4x + 90
Now to finally calculate x, we make use of another important parallelogram property which is that angles of parallelogram which faces each other are supplementary.
This means that they add up to be 180
Since mQSR faces mQRS
This means that;
4x + 90 + 9x -20 = 180
13x + 70 = 180
13x = 110
x = 110/13 which is approximately 8.5
Select any two x and plug it into the equation to get the corresponding y:
I’ll do 1 and 2 for example.
x = 1
y = -2(1) + 4
y = -2 + 4
y = 2
So we have the point (1, 2)
x = 2
y = -2(2) + 4
y = -4 + 4
y = 0
We have the point (0, 2)
Plot (1, 2) and (0, 2) and draw the line that goes through both.
Answer: The number is: 4 ¼ ; or, write as 4.25 .
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</span>Explanation:
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We set up the problem as:
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5(x − 2) = 7+ x ; Solve for "x" (our "unknown number"; which is the answer).
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Using the "distributive property of multiplication" :
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a*(b + c) = ab + ac ; AND:
a* (b − c) = ab − ac ;
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Let us take the "left-hand side" of our equation and expand it:
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5(x − 2) = (5*x) − (5*2) = 5x − 10 ;
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and rewrite the equation; substitute our "expanded value" for the "left-hand side";
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→ 5(x − 2) = 7+ x ; ↔ 5x − 10 = 7+ x ;
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Now, subtract "x" from EACH SIDE of the equation; & add "10" to EACH SIDE of the equation;
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→ 5x − 10 − x + 10 = 7+ x − x + 10 ;
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→ to get: 4x = 17 ;
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→ Now, divide EACH side of the equation by "4"; to isolate "x" on one side of the equation; and to solve for "x" (our answer);
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→ 4x / 4 = 17 / 4;
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→ x = 17/4 = 17 ÷ 4 = 4 ¼ ; or, write as 4.25 .
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→ Answer: The number is: 4 ¼ ; or, write as 4.25 .
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→Let us check our answer:
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"Five times the difference of a number and 2" ;
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→ 5* (x − 2) = 5 * (4.25 − 2) = 5 * (2.25) = 11.25 ;
→ Is "11.25" , SEVEN MORE THAN 4.25??
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→ 11.25 − 4.25 =?? 7 ??? Yes!
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