You could do the negative square root of 16 and the negative square root of 25 to get -4 and -5. So this means the answer is negative square root of 20 is in between -4 and -5
8x+y=3
-8x -8x
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y=-8x+3
7x-2y=-6
-7x -7x
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-2y=-7x-6
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-2 -2
y=7/2x+3
Substitute -8x+3 in place of y
-8x+3=7/2x+3
+8x +8x
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3= 11.5x+3
-3 -3
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0 = 11.5x
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11.5 11.5
X=0
8x+y=3
8(0)+y=3
0+y=3
y=3
Check
8(0)+3=3
7(0)-2(3)=-6
0-6=-6
Answer is choice B
Step-by-step explanation:
a.
Initial mass of the isotope = x
Time taken by the sample to decay its mass by 41% = t
Formula used :

where,
= initial mass of isotope = x
N = mass of the parent isotope left after the time, (t) = 59% of x = 0.59x
= half life of the isotope = 4.5 billion years
= rate constant
Now put all the given values in this formula, we get

t = 3.4 billion years
The age a rock is 3.4 billion years.
b.
Initial mass of the isotope = x
Time taken by the sample to decay its mass by 35%= t
Formula used :

where,
= initial mass of isotope = x
N = mass of the parent isotope left after the time, (t) = 65% of x = 0.65x
= half life of the isotope = 4.5 billion years
= rate constant
Now put all the given values in this formula, we get

t = 2.8 billion years
The age a rock is 2.8 billion years.
Answer:
1
Step-by-step explanation:
8/2(4)
8/8
1
Answer:
The equation that represents this situation is x + 3x + (x - 4) + 2(x - 4) = 72, where x is Erik's age
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us solve the question
Assume that Erik is x years old
∵ Erik is x years old
∵ Erik is
as old as Dawn
→ That means x =
Dawn
∴ x =
Dawn
→ Multiply both sides by 3
∴ 3x = Dawn
∴ Dawn is 3x years old
∵ Jiro is 4 years younger than Erik
→ That means Jiro = x - 4
∴ Jiro is (x - 4) years old
∵ Alita is 2 times as old as Jiro
→ That means Alita = 2 × (x - 4)
∴ Alita = 2 × (x - 4)
∴ Alita is 2(x - 4) years old
∵ The sum of all their ages is 72
→ That means add their ages and equate the sum by 72
∴ Erike's age + Dawn's age + Jiro's age + Alita's age = 72
∴ x + 3x + (x - 4) + 2(x - 4) = 72
The equation that represents this situation is x + 3x + (x - 4) + 2(x - 4) = 72, where x is Erik's age