First you write what the vectors are, then you subtract z from w by subtracting their corresponding values <-4-3,1-4>= <-7,-3>, then to get subtracting the next answer you subtract w from z which is <3--4,4-1> = <7,3>
1. Move terms to the left side
2.Subtract the numbers
3.Use the quadratic formula
4.Simplify
5.Separate the equations
6.Solve
Rearrange and isolate the variable to find each solution.
Solution,
Solution
x=5±√39
In 10 minutes, Tom eats (5 cookies/minute)×(10 minutes) = 50 cookies.
Andy must eat the remaining cookies:
... 80 cookies - 50 cookies = 30 cookies.
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The answer to the question asked is
Andy must eat 30 cookies.
The answer to the question not asked is
Andy eats those cookies at the rate
... (30 cookies)/(10 minutes) = 3 cookies/minute
