Ok, this is a ratio problem; the ratio of the length to width is constant (and therefore equal): 4 /6 = 15 / x Now, with a ratio, we may do any allowable algebra operation: cross-multiply, invert both sides, multiply or divide both sides by the same amount, etc. Let's cross-multiply: 4x = (15)(6) x = 90/4<span> x = 22.5 in. </span>
Answer: (X-3)^4
Step-by-step explanation:
To shift a function left, add inside the function's argument: f (x + b) gives f (x)shifted b units to the left. Shifting to the right works the same way; f (x – b) is f (x) shifted b units to the right.
Therefore, the equation is 
The formula for the equation of a circle is (x - h)² + (y - k)² = r²
where (h, k) is the center of the circle and <em>r</em> is the radius.
So we need to find the values of (h, k) in order to find the center of the circle.
If we simply line up the equation of our given circle with our formula,
we can see that -h = 3 or h = -3 and -k = -2 so k = 2.
So now we have our answer.
center ⇒ (-3, 2)
We start with

and wish to write it as

First, pull 2 out from the first two terms:

Let’s look at what is in parenthesis. In the final form this needs to be a perfect square. Right now we have

and we can obtain -10x by adding -5x and -5x. That is, we can build the following perfect square:

The “problem” with what we just did is that we added to what was given. Let’s put the expression together. We have

and when we multiply that out it does not give us what we started with. It gives us

So you see our expression is not right. It should have a -53 but instead has a -3. So to correct it we need to subtract another 50.
We do this as follows:

which gives us the final expression we seek:

If you multiply this out you will get the exact expression we were given. This means that:
a = 2
d = -5
e = -103
We are asked for the sum of a, d and e which is 2 + (-5) + (-103) = -106