The area of a triangle is 1/2*base*height
So make your equation: 1/2*b*12=42
6*b=42
b=7
So the base is 7 inches long
Hope that helped!
1. Henry is wrong to say both equations are I correct because they are indeed correct: 12=12 is equivalent to x=x and vise versa. This is because x is a variable and can stand for any number including 12. The ratios of both equations are 1:1 which also makes them equal, because you can simplify them down to 1=1 or 0=0 for example. I hope that makes sense...
I'm not sure what is meant by "partitioning the <em>x</em>-axis" - partition is a term more often used with computing Riemann sums. So either partitioning has a special meaning for you, or you have to approximate the area with a Riemann sum.
I'm going to assume you just want the exact area of the given region. Notice that the two curves <em>y</em> = 4<em>e</em> ˣ and <em>y</em> = -<em>x</em> + 4 intersect when <em>x</em> = 0 at the point (0, 4). Both curves then meet the vertical line <em>x</em> = 4. The exponential function is increasing while the linear one is decreasing, so 4<em>e</em> ˣ ≥ -<em>x</em> + 4.
The region is then the set of points,
<em>R</em> = {(<em>x</em>, <em>y</em>) | 0 ≤ <em>x</em> ≤ 4 and -<em>x</em> + 4 ≤ <em>y</em> ≤ 4<em>e</em> ˣ}
so the area is given by the integral,

An example of a unit rate would be driving a car at 50 miles per hour. 50 miles per every 1 hour is a unit rate.
Answer:
x < - 15
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
- 3x - 42 > 3 ( add 42 to both sides )
- 3x > 45
Divide both sides by - 3, reversing the symbol as a result of dividing by a negative quantity.
x < - 15