For the top angles you would solve them by setting them equal to each other, so you would do 3x+5=17x-70. You can then add 70 to both sides, getting 3x+75=17x. You can then subtract 3x from both sides, getting 75=14x. You then divide both sides, getting 5 5/14 or around 5.36 as x. You can then add plug that into 3x+5, getting around 21.07. You can then make the equation R=180-21.07. You'd get 158.93.
I'm not sure if you use "x" as your variable, so:
# + 5 = 3 or x + 5 = 3
We need to see the second step of the proof, so we know what needs to be justified. It would also be nice to see the list of answer choices. I'll never understand how someone who can't answer the question and has to ask someone else can then go ahead and decide that the person helping him only needs to see parts of the question.
Answer:
<em>M(13)=14.3 gram</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Exponential Decay Function</u>
The exponential function is used to model natural decaying processes, where the change is proportional to the actual quantity.
An exponential decaying function is expressed as:

Where:
C(t) is the actual value of the function at time t
Co is the initial value of C at t=0
r is the decaying rate, expressed in decimal
The element has an initial mass of Mo=970 grams, the decaying rate is r=27.7% = 0.277 per minute.
The equation of the model is:


Operating:

After t=13 minutes the remaining mass is:

Calculating:
M(13)=14.3 gram