Answer:
m = 11
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the points are collinear then the slope between points are equal.
Calculate the slope m using the slope formula
m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / ( x₂ - x₁ )
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (5, 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (1, - 1)
m = 
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Repeat with
(x₁, y₁ ) = (1, - 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (m, 4)
m = 
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Cross- multiply
m - 1 = 10 ( add 1 to both sides )
m = 11
I can only give possible combinations of the ages. This is because only the product is given. Had the sum of all ages been given, possible combinations would boil down into 1 combination.
3 kids with a youngest. This means that the ages are not the same.
We do prime factorization to get the age combination.
72 ÷ 2 = 36
36 ÷ 2 = 18
18 ÷ 2 = 9
9 ÷ 3 = 3
3 ÷ 3 = 1
1 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 72
Possible combination with no repeating number.
1 x 8 x 9 = 72
2 x 4 x 9 = 72
4 x 6 x 3 = 72
1 x 6 x 12 = 72
Answer:
-3x^4 - 13x^3 + 14x - 7
Step-by-step explanation:
(5x^4 – 9x^3 + 7x – 1) + (-8x^4 + 4x^2 – 3x + 2) - (-4x^3 + 5x - 1)(2x – 7)
simplify multiplied terms
(-4x^3 + 5x - 1)(2x – 7)
(-4x^3+10x-8)
group like terms together
(5x^4-8x^4) + (-9x^3-4x^3) + (7x-3x+10x) + (-1+2-8)
simplify grouped terms
-3x^4 - 13x^3 + 14x - 7
