12 because 12 cubed is 1728
Answer: ab =6
have:
=> a + b + 1 = ab
⇔ a + b + 1 - ab = 0
⇔ b - 1 - a(b - 1) + 2 = 0
⇔ (b - 1)(1 - a) = -2
because a and b are postive integers => (b - 1) and (1 - a) also are integers
=> (b - 1) ∈ {-1; 1; 2; -2;}
(1 -a) ∈ {-1; 1; 2; -2;}
because (b -1).(1-a) = -2 => we have the table:
b - 1 -1 1 2 -2
1 - a 2 -2 -1 1
a -1 3 2 0
b 0 2 3 -1
a.b 0 6 6 0
because a and b are postive integers
=> (a;b) = (3;2) or (a;b) = (2;3)
=> ab = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Step 2 has the error
1. The whole number (20) was left out
2. Adding different signs, we subtract and retain the sign from the larger number
Correction:
Step 2: 20 - 17x = 34x + 60
Step 3: -17x -34x = 60 - 20
Step 4: -51x = 40
Step 5: x = 40/-51
Alright...so the coordinates of an ordered pair have opposite signs [one sign is positive while the other is negative] so we could have an example of (-x,+y) or (+x,-y) ...that means out of the 4 quadrants these points could be in the 2nd quadrant or the 4th quadrant or corners of the graph