Answer:he can read 1 and 3/12 or 15/12 books in an hour.
Step-by-step explanation:
You had the right idea using the Pythagorean theorem to solve for b.
Problem is for that triangle to work, the 5 and the 2√2 would have to switch places. The length of a leg cannot be larger than the length of the hypotenuse for it to truly be a right triangle.
Pythagorean theorem only works for the right triangles. Only way to "solve this problem would be to bring in complex numbers.
5² + b² = (2√2)²
25 + b² = 2²(√2)²
25 + b² = 4(2)
25 + b² = 8
b² = 8 - 25
b² = - 17
b = √-17
b= (√17i)
Then the problem with THIS is a measurement/distance cannot be negative... which goes against exactly what that complex number i is.
You would divide 717 by 8 which would result in x equaling 89.7
Answer:
9x - 45
Step-by-step explanation:
To simplify this expression, we need to use Distributive Property to get rid of the parentheses. So, we multiply the -9 by everything inside the parentheses.
-9(-x + 5)
-9 · -x = 9x
-9 · 5 = -45
Now we add our products together.
9x + -45
Since there is a '+' sign and a '-' sign next to each other, we can simplify it to just a '-'.
9x - 45
Hope this helped! Let me know if you have any other questions! :)
