Step-by-step explanation:
If y is largest number, you want y, and the two next smaller even integers smaller than y - i.e. y, y-2, and y-4
The sum of these is y + (y-2) + (y-4).
This simplifies to 3y - 6 or 3(y - 2)
Since we don’t know what y is, this is as far as we can solve the problem.
Answer:
The lateral area is 392.5 sq. inches.
Step-by-step explanation:
The pipe is in a shape of a cylinder. The lateral area formula for a cylinder is:
Lateral Area = 
Where
r is the radius (half of diameter)
h is the height
Given, diameter = 5
so,
radius = 5/2 = 2.5
Also,
height = 25 inches (same as length, here)
Now we use 3.14 for
and substitute the values to get the lateral area:
Lateral Area = 
The lateral area is 392.5 sq. inches.
Given that quadrilateral QRST is a square.
Each angle of a square is of 90 degrees.
Angle <RQT is also an angle of 90 degrees.
We also given angle RQT = 3x - 6.
So, we can setup an equation as 3x-6 =90.
Now, we need to solve the equation for x.
6 is being subtracted from left side.
We always apply reverse operation. Reverse operation of subtraction is addition.
So, adding 6 on both sides of the equation, we get
3x-6+6 =90+6.
3x = 96.
3 is being multipied with x, in order to remove that 3, we need to apply reverse operation of multiplication.
So, dividing both sides by 3.

x=32 (final answer).