No it is not always a mixed number if you add two mixed numbers
9514 1404 393
Explanation:
Make use of the properties of equality.
a = 2b +6 . . . . . given
a = 9b -8 . . . . . given
2b +6 = 9b -8 . . . . . . . substitution property of equality
6 = 7b -8 . . . . . . . . . . . subtraction property of equality
14 = 7b . . . . . . . . . . . . . addition property of equality
2 = b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . division property of equality
b = 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . symmetric property of equality
You didn’t add an equation or anything.
Remember, a square root is a number times itself. so to fine the square root of 9, it would be 3