Hi there!
So if BC and DA are the same, then BA and CD are also the same...
The only one that’s left is BD.
Therefore, the shortest side is BD.
Well first you would subtract 9 from both sides to isolate your variable
so it would look like
1/4y =-81/2
now you divide 1/4 from both sides
so you're left with
y = -34
Answer:
It represents that Carmela's salary increases 5 percent each year.
Step-by-step explanation:
Her salary is modeled by the following function:

So

This means that for each year, Carmela's next year salary is going to 1.05 of this year.
So, in the context of this problem, the number 1.05 represents that Carmela's salary increases 1.05-1 = 0.05 = 5 percent each year.
Answer:
X=-1, y=-1
Step-by-step explanation:
-3x+8y=-5
6x+2y=-8
-6x+16y=-10
18y=-18
Y=-1
X=-1