Okay, to find length CE, your going to know the value of <em>x</em>. Length BC + CE = BD + DE.
3x+47+x+26=27+x+10
Simplify the equation to get
4x+73=37+x
you can choose one of four ways to continue, but I will choose to subtract x
3x+73=37
Subtract 73 from both sides of the equal sign
3x=-36
divide by 3 on both sides of the equal sign to get the value of x
x=-12
Now, plug in -12 for x in length CE to get -12+26=14
1/5 of a litre is 0.2 litres
1 litre minus 0.2 litres is 0.8 litres so
0.8 divided by 5 (glasses) is 0.16 litres in each glass
The slope is 2 and the equation of the line is y = mx+b with m =2
Then the equation becomes: y = 2x+b. How to calculate b?
Since this line passes through the point (-3 , 4), we replace x with -3 and y=4
4= 2.(-3) + b
4 = - 6 + b
and b= 10. The final equation is : y = 2x + 10 (answer a)
