Solution for 3/4x - 12 = -18?
2 answers:
Answer:
x=-8
Step-by-step explanation:
The reason why x is -8 is because
The first step is to isolate the x
To isolate the x you got to add 12 to both sides
x-12+12=-18+12
the -12 gets canceled out by the positive twelve so all thats left now is
x=-18+12,-18+12 is -6 so its
x=-6
The second step is to divide
now you have to divide by on both sides
which is taken out on the left side because its divided by itself so all thats left is a one,while on the right side -6 divided by three-fourths is -8
You might be interested in
Answer: x = 5*sqrt(10)
"sqrt" stands for "square root"
-------------------------------------------------------
Refer to the attached image. The figure is not to scale. Notice how I've added in y and z (blue and red respectively)
The length y is the bottom horizontal leg for the triangle on the right.
The length z is the bottom horizontal leg for the triangle on the left.
To find x, we need to find y first, which will help us find z, and then we can finally get to x.
Let's find y first
To do this, we use the pythagorean theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
y^2 + 9^2 = 15^2
y^2 + 81 = 225
y^2 + 81-81 = 225-81
y^2 = 144
sqrt(y^2) = sqrt(144)
y = 12 ... keep in mind that y is a length, so it needs to be positive
Notice how the y and z lengths combine to form a total length of 25 units
Therefore,
y+z = 25
12+z = 25
12+z-12 = 25-12
z = 13
Now that we know z = 13, we can find x. Again we use the pythagorean theorem one last time
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
z^2 + 9^2 = x^2
13^2 + 9^2 = x^2
169 + 81 = x^2
250 = x^2
x^2 = 250
sqrt(x^2) = sqrt(250)
x = sqrt(250)
x = sqrt(25*10)
x = sqrt(25)*sqrt(10)
x = 5*sqrt(10)
This is in simplest radical form as we can't factor 10 any further (there are no perfect square factors that go into 10). This is the exact length of side x
Note: using a calculator, 5*sqrt(10) = 15.8113883008419 approximately
"sqrt" stands for "square root"
-------------------------------------------------------
Refer to the attached image. The figure is not to scale. Notice how I've added in y and z (blue and red respectively)
The length y is the bottom horizontal leg for the triangle on the right.
The length z is the bottom horizontal leg for the triangle on the left.
To find x, we need to find y first, which will help us find z, and then we can finally get to x.
Let's find y first
To do this, we use the pythagorean theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
y^2 + 9^2 = 15^2
y^2 + 81 = 225
y^2 + 81-81 = 225-81
y^2 = 144
sqrt(y^2) = sqrt(144)
y = 12 ... keep in mind that y is a length, so it needs to be positive
Notice how the y and z lengths combine to form a total length of 25 units
Therefore,
y+z = 25
12+z = 25
12+z-12 = 25-12
z = 13
Now that we know z = 13, we can find x. Again we use the pythagorean theorem one last time
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
z^2 + 9^2 = x^2
13^2 + 9^2 = x^2
169 + 81 = x^2
250 = x^2
x^2 = 250
sqrt(x^2) = sqrt(250)
x = sqrt(250)
x = sqrt(25*10)
x = sqrt(25)*sqrt(10)
x = 5*sqrt(10)
This is in simplest radical form as we can't factor 10 any further (there are no perfect square factors that go into 10). This is the exact length of side x
Note: using a calculator, 5*sqrt(10) = 15.8113883008419 approximately
Answer:
225
I used
www.symbolab.com
to help me solve this
