Answer:
3.5
Step-by-step explanation:
You would do 14 divided by 4.
1pound =3.5
"31-inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces"
Call the pieces a,b,c
a + b + c = 31
"second piece is twice as long as the first piece"
b = 2a
"third piece is one inch more than seven times the length of the first piece"
c = 1 + 7a
Ok, we have our equations, let's substitute the second and third into the first.
a + 2a + 1 + 7a = 31
10a + 1 = 31
10a = 30
a = 30/10 = 3
b = 2a = 6
c = 1 + 7a = 22
Check: 3 + 6 + 22 = 31, good
Answer: 3 inches, 6 inches, 22 inches
To find the third side of a triangle (there are two answers you could get), you need to use the Pythagorean formula: a^2+b^2=c^2. First answer, 20^2+30^2=c^2. Solve for c. c=36.06. The second answer, 20^2+b^2=30^2. Solve for b. b=26.36.
Answer:
x= 5/2 or 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
absolute value always gives us positive
if |u| = 2, u can be -2 or 2
2x-3 = 2
2x = 5
x = 5/2
2x-3 = -2
2x = 1
x= 1/2
in general, set the stuff inside the absolute value to equal both positive and negative of the equivalent value