I actually posted this a while ago and it got answerd by a smart person so here's what I understood
the error is that it assumes that √(x²)=x
because if x is negative, it becomes positive
that's how the 2nd line is wrong
the 2nd line is the first wrong step
it goes from 4-9/2+9/2
so it goes from 4-4.5+4.5
notice the part under the parenthsees
√((4-4.5)²)
if we evaluate 4-4.5, we get -0.5
but by squaring it we get 0.5
-0.5+4.5=4, yes
but when we square it we get
0.5+4.5=5, that is how it works
<em>combine like terms</em>
Answer:
x ≥ 6.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Kathy swims at least 6 laps every day.
To find: Write an inequality to show how long Kathy swims each day.
Solution : We have given that Kathy swims at least 6 laps every day.
We can see from given statement Kathy can swim 6 laps or greater then 6 laps in a day.
Then we use greater than or equal to sign ( for at least)
Since x ≥ 6.
Therefore, x ≥ 6.
To find the answer of this problem, we need to distibute and multiply all of the numbers with each other.
2x * x + 2x * 1 + 9 * x + 9 * 1
= 2x^2 + 2x + 9x + 9
= 2x^2 + 11x + 9
The answer would be the first option.
Hope this helps!
