It should be a whole number.
Answer:
x=-1
Step-by-step explanation:
The lines stand for absolute value ( how far a number is from 0), so each number should be a positive, then you just solve for x. Isolate x, then divide on both sides, and you should get -x=1, which is equal to x=-1.
(a) ![[\frac{9}{2.6} - \frac{2.5^{2} }{2.5} ]^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B2.5%5E%7B2%7D%20%7D%7B2.5%7D%20%5D%5E%7B2%7D)
Answer:
![[\frac{9}{2.6} - \frac{2.5^{2} }{2.5} ]^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B2.5%5E%7B2%7D%20%7D%7B2.5%7D%20%5D%5E%7B2%7D)
= ![[\frac{9}{2.6} - \frac{2.5*2.5 }{2.5} ]^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B2.5%2A2.5%20%7D%7B2.5%7D%20%5D%5E%7B2%7D)
= ![[\frac{9}{2.6} - \frac{2.5}{1} ]^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B2.5%7D%7B1%7D%20%5D%5E%7B2%7D)
*canceling 2.5 in numerator and denominator*
![= [\frac{9-(2.5)(2.6)}{2.6} ]^2\\*Using L.C.M of 2.6 and 1 which comes out to be '2.6'= [\frac{9-(6.5)}{2.6} ]^2\\= [\frac{2.5}{2.6} ]^2\\*multiplying and dividing by '10'= [\frac{2.5*10}{2.6*10} ]^2\\= [\frac{25}{26} ]^2\\= \frac{25^2}{26^2}\\= \frac{625}{676}\\= 0.925](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B9-%282.5%29%282.6%29%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%2AUsing%20L.C.M%20of%202.6%20and%201%20which%20comes%20out%20to%20be%20%272.6%27%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B9-%286.5%29%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B2.5%7D%7B2.6%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%2Amultiplying%20and%20dividing%20by%20%2710%27%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B2.5%2A10%7D%7B2.6%2A10%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3D%20%5B%5Cfrac%7B25%7D%7B26%7D%20%5D%5E2%5C%5C%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B25%5E2%7D%7B26%5E2%7D%5C%5C%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B625%7D%7B676%7D%5C%5C%3D%200.925)
Properties used:
Cancellation property of fractions
Least Common Multiplier(LCM)
The least or smallest common multiple of any two or more given natural numbers are termed as LCM. For example, LCM of 10, 15, and 20 is 60.
(b) ![[[\frac{3x^{a}y^{b}} {-3x^{a} y^{b} } ]^{3} ] ^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20%5B%5B%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7Ba%7Dy%5E%7Bb%7D%7D%20%7B-3x%5E%7Ba%7D%20y%5E%7Bb%7D%20%7D%20%5D%5E%7B3%7D%20%20%20%20%5D%20%5E%7B2%7D%20)
Answer:
![[[\frac{3x^{a}y^{b}} {-3x^{a} y^{b} } ]^{3}] ^{2}\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B%5B%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7Ba%7Dy%5E%7Bb%7D%7D%20%7B-3x%5E%7Ba%7D%20y%5E%7Bb%7D%20%7D%20%5D%5E%7B3%7D%5D%20%5E%7B2%7D%5C%5C)
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![= \frac{3x^{2*3a}y^{2*3b}} {-3x^{2*3a} y^{2*3b} } \\= (-1)\frac{3x^{6a}y^{6b}} {3x^{6a} y^{6b} }\\[\tex]*taking -1 common, denominator and numerator are equal*[tex]= -(1)\frac{1}{1}\\= -1](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7B2%2A3a%7Dy%5E%7B2%2A3b%7D%7D%20%7B-3x%5E%7B2%2A3a%7D%20y%5E%7B2%2A3b%7D%20%7D%20%20%5C%5C%3D%20%28-1%29%5Cfrac%7B3x%5E%7B6a%7Dy%5E%7B6b%7D%7D%20%7B3x%5E%7B6a%7D%20y%5E%7B6b%7D%20%7D%5C%5C%5B%5Ctex%5D%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%2Ataking%20-1%20common%2C%20denominator%20and%20numerator%20are%20equal%2A%3C%2Fp%3E%3Cp%3E%5Btex%5D%3D%20-%281%29%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B1%7D%5C%5C%3D%20-1)
Property used: 'Power of a power'
We can raise a power to a power
(x^2)4=(x⋅x)⋅(x⋅x)⋅(x⋅x)⋅(x⋅x)=x^8
This is called the power of a power property and says that to find a power of a power you just have to multiply the exponents.
Answer: The plane was flying at 40.3636 mph
Step-by-step explanation: Simply divide the total miles by how fast the plane was going.
-4x-2+4
or -4x+4-2
Without variable they can go in any order.