Answer:
52
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the smallest of the three numbers. Then the other two are (x+2) and (x+4). Their sum is ...
x + (x+2) +(x+4) = 162
3x = 156 . . . . . . . . . . . .subtract 6
x = 156/3 = 52
The smallest of the three numbers is 52.
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I like to work problems like this by considering the average number. Here, the average of the three numbers is 162/3 = 54, the middle number of the three. Then the smallest of the three consecutive even numbers is 2 less, or 52.
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Answer: y = -(9/5)x - 1
Step-by-step explanation:
Rewrite the equation in standard form: y = (5/9)x+(8/9). [y=mx+b]
A line perpendicular to this would have a slope that is the negative inverse of the original slope (5/9), which would make it -(9/5). The y-intercept would also change, but we don't know the value, yet. For now, we'll use "b" for the y-intercept. This results in a perpendicular line:
y = -(9/5)x + b
We can calculate b, the y-intercept, by using the point (-5,8) and solving for b.
8 = -(9/5)*(-5) + b
8 = (9) + b
b = -1
The line perpendicular to 5x−9y=−8 that passes through the point (−5,8) is
y = -(9/5)x - 1
