<span>Let x = amt of water evaporated :.05(50) = .08(50-x) 2.5 = 4 - .08x .08x = 4 - 2.5 .08x = 1.5 x = 18.75 lb of water evaporated : ; Check; amt of salt remains the same, only the percentage is different, right? .05(50) = .08(50-18.75) .05(50) = .08(31.25) 2.5 = 2.5</span>
The equation you provided is an ellipse; when graphed, it will make an oval shape.
First, let's subtract both sides by 4:
|2x - 3| = 13
We can get two different equations from this:
2x - 3 = 13
and
2x - 3 = -13
So:
2x = 16
2x = -10
x = 8, x = -5
The solution set is {8, -5}
