<h2><em>If you put and label the three points in a line, you will see that RS + ST = RT.
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</em></h2><h2><em>Then you only need to substitue with the expressions given for RS and ST to find RT.
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</em></h2><h2><em>RT = x +1 + 2x - 2 = 3x - 1
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</em></h2><h2><em>Also, RT = 5x - 5
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</em></h2><h2><em>Then, 3x - 1 = 5x - 5
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</em></h2><h2><em>5x - 3x = 5 - 1
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</em></h2><h2><em>2x = 4
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</em></h2><h2><em>x = 4/2 = 2
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</em></h2><h2><u><em>X=2</em></u></h2>
Answer:
an exponential function
Step-by-step explanation:
An exponential function has the characteristic that it increases by a constant factor when the independent variable increases by a constant increment. The function you describe is an exponential function.
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It can be written in the form ...
f(t) = f(0)·2^(t/d) . . . . . where d is the doubling time
3t/4=2p/5 solve for p
p=15t/8
p=1.875 tons of sand
Danielle had a percent error of 13.6 (farthest)
Iris had a percent error of 6.8
HB has a percent error of -2.3 (closest)
So the order is HB, Iris, and then Danielle
