A new pair of sneakers is on sale for $99. They were 10% off the original price. What was the original price?
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For this case we have the following expression:
We multiply both sides by:
We divide both sides by 216:
To divide powers of the same base, we place the same base and subtract the exponents:
Rewriting:
To multiply powers of the same base, we place the same base and add the exponents:
We know that any number raised to zero is 1,
So, for equality to be true:
Answer:
Answer:
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Note the following identities: tan² x = sec²x - 1
tan² x + sec x = 1
(sec² x -1) + sec x = 1
sec² x + sec x - 2 = 0
(sec x + 2)(sec x - 1) = 0
sec x + 2 = 0 sec x - 1 = 0
sec x = -2 sec x = 1