You can not solve for a as all of the numbers are unknown
Answer:
x = 52, y = 26
Step-by-step explanation:
x - 2y = 0
40 - y = 14
(40 - 40) - y = 14 - 40
- y = -26
y = 26
x - 2(26) = 0
x - 52 = 0
x (- 52 + 52) = 0 + 52
x = 52
This is a trick question. They eat 1/3 of the gallons given. Multiply
1/3 * 1/3 = 1/9 gallons or 0.111 gallons
The first triangle has a perimeter of 4+6+10 = 20.
The 2nd longest side is 6/20 = 3/10 of the perimeter. In the larger triangle, the 2nd longest side will have length (3/10)*60 = 18.
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These side lengths mean the "triangle" is a line segment. That is, it has zero area.
