1. (5x + 2 )
2. ( -2x -10 )
Answer:
Mr.Lin's present age is 30 years now. His son is 8 years old now.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let L = Mr.Lin's present age,
S = his son's present age.
First equation is
L + S = 38. (1)
The second equation is
L + 3 = 3*(S+3) (2) ("In three years' time, Mr.Lin will be three times as old as his son.")
From (1), express S = 38-L and substitute it into (2). You will get
L + 3 = 3*((38-L)+3), or
L + 3 = 114 - 3L + 9,
4L = 114 + 9 - 3,
4L = 120,
L = 30.
Answer:
Your expression would be 9x + 3y
Step-by-step explanation:
Coefficients with the same variables can be added together
Question: What value of c will complete the square below (
) and make the expression a perfect square trinomial?
Answer: c = 225
Step-by-step explanation:
Perfect square trinomials come in the form a² + 2ab + b², which is equal to (a + b)². In the presented trinomial, we can immediately identify that <u>a = x, and b² = c</u>, but we need to find the numerical value of 
.
To do this, note that the middle term, or <u>2ab, corresponds with (is equal to) 30x</u>. We know that a = x, and thus, <u>2ab = 2bx</u>. Now, 2bx and 30x are corresponding terms; thus, <u>2bx = 30x</u>.
Dividing by 
on both sides gives us <u>b = 15</u>. Therefore, c = b² = 15² = 225. (As a squared binomial, this would be (x + 15)² as a = x and b = 15.)
