Simplify the sum (3x^4 + 2x^2 + 1) + (5x^4 - 9x - 7)
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Check the picture below.
you can pretty much just count off the grid the units for JK and MI.
now, let's check how long are KI and JM
![\bf \textit{distance between 2 points}\\ \quad \\ \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) K&({{ -4}}\quad ,&{{ 4}})\quad % (c,d) I&({{ -2}}\quad ,&{{ 3}}) \end{array}\qquad % distance value d = \sqrt{({{ x_2}}-{{ x_1}})^2 + ({{ y_2}}-{{ y_1}})^2} \\\\\\ KI=\sqrt{[-2-(-4)]^2+[3-4]^2}\implies KI=\sqrt{(-2+4)^2+(3-4)^2} \\\\\\ KI=\sqrt{2^2+(-1)^2}\implies KI=\sqrt{4+1}\implies \boxed{KI=\sqrt{5}}\\\\ -------------------------------](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Ctextit%7Bdistance%20between%202%20points%7D%5C%5C%20%5Cquad%20%5C%5C%0A%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Blllll%7D%0A%26x_1%26y_1%26x_2%26y_2%5C%5C%0A%25%20%20%28a%2Cb%29%0AK%26%28%7B%7B%20-4%7D%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%26%7B%7B%204%7D%7D%29%5Cquad%20%0A%25%20%20%28c%2Cd%29%0AI%26%28%7B%7B%20-2%7D%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%26%7B%7B%203%7D%7D%29%0A%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cqquad%20%0A%25%20%20distance%20value%0Ad%20%3D%20%5Csqrt%7B%28%7B%7B%20x_2%7D%7D-%7B%7B%20x_1%7D%7D%29%5E2%20%2B%20%28%7B%7B%20y_2%7D%7D-%7B%7B%20y_1%7D%7D%29%5E2%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0AKI%3D%5Csqrt%7B%5B-2-%28-4%29%5D%5E2%2B%5B3-4%5D%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20KI%3D%5Csqrt%7B%28-2%2B4%29%5E2%2B%283-4%29%5E2%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0AKI%3D%5Csqrt%7B2%5E2%2B%28-1%29%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20KI%3D%5Csqrt%7B4%2B1%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7BKI%3D%5Csqrt%7B5%7D%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A-------------------------------)
![\bf \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) J&({{ -7}}\quad ,&{{ 4}})\quad % (c,d) M&({{ -8}}\quad ,&{{ 3}}) \end{array}\qquad % distance value \\\\\\ JM=\sqrt{[-8-(-7)]^2+[3-4]^2}\implies JM=\sqrt{(-8+7)^2+(3-4)^2} \\\\\\ JM=\sqrt{(-1)^2+(-1)^2}\implies \boxed{JM=\sqrt{2}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Blllll%7D%0A%26x_1%26y_1%26x_2%26y_2%5C%5C%0A%25%20%20%28a%2Cb%29%0AJ%26%28%7B%7B%20-7%7D%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%26%7B%7B%204%7D%7D%29%5Cquad%20%0A%25%20%20%28c%2Cd%29%0AM%26%28%7B%7B%20-8%7D%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%26%7B%7B%203%7D%7D%29%0A%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cqquad%20%0A%25%20%20distance%20value%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0AJM%3D%5Csqrt%7B%5B-8-%28-7%29%5D%5E2%2B%5B3-4%5D%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20JM%3D%5Csqrt%7B%28-8%2B7%29%5E2%2B%283-4%29%5E2%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0AJM%3D%5Csqrt%7B%28-1%29%5E2%2B%28-1%29%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7BJM%3D%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D)
so, add all sides, and that's the perimeter of the trapezoid.
you can pretty much just count off the grid the units for JK and MI.
now, let's check how long are KI and JM
so, add all sides, and that's the perimeter of the trapezoid.