Answer:
The answer is the 2nd one
Step-by-step explanation:
Let

be the point on the ground to with the 18 foot guy is anchored and

the point on the ground to with the 21 foot guy is anchored.
We can conclude that the <span>the two wires at the points where they are anchored are
21 feet apart. Check the procedures in the picture attached.</span>
Answer:
x = 2
Step-by-step explanation:

Bases are equal. So, compare powers
2x - 1 = 3
Add 1 to both sides,
2x = 3+1
2x = 4
Divide both sides by 2
x = 4/2
x = 2
Answer:
68
Step-by-step explanation:
The lines on both sides of the number represent absolute value. Absolute value takes any number and turns it positive no matter what.
|-68| → 68
Best of Luck!
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• Perform this step first
• Identify what you are being asked to solve or find.
• Identify the important words or numbers in the problem
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One of my professors always insisted we start the solution of any problem by writing down what was Given, and what we had to Find, using those headers for the sections of the paper we turned in. Only after those were listed were we allowed to write the Solution. Solution papers that didn't have that format were tossed in the trash, and no credit was given. Harsh, but effective.