Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Hello,
let's find a and b reals so that


we identify the terms in 
9 = 3a
we identify the terms in x
-18 = 3b + a
we identify the constant terms
-7 = b
so ti goes with a = 9/3 = 3, b = -7
so we can write

so 
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Answer:
-2
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks per week. So 1.5 cups times 7 days is 10.5 cups.
<span>The pipe leaks </span>10.5 cups<span> every week.</span>
This most definitely has to be a rhombus since it is a form of a square with 4 congruent sides where a rectangle only has 4 right angles.
To clarify, a trapezoid only has one pair of parallel sides if you were wondering.