To complete the solution of - x - 8y = -1, we first need to substitute x for -15.
As so:
-(-15) - 8y = -1
15 - 8y = -1
Next, we can subtract 15 from each side to get:
15 - 15 - 8y = -1 - 15
- 8y = -16
Now, we can divide by -8 on each side to get the y by itself:
-8y / -8 = -16 / -8
y = -16 / -8
y = 2
There we go! <em>y</em> = 2 when x = -15! Hope I could help you out! Have a good one.
-5(2x+1)-2x-2=17
first, distribute
-10x-5-2x-2=17
combine like terms
-12x-7=17
get the x alone, eliminate the constant
-12x=24
divide out the -12 to get the x alone.
x=-2
Each wire is now 4 meters long.
D T S
|-------27---------|
|------------35-----------|
DS=27+35=62
the answer is 62
I'm quite sure that the answer is 8
