2 (x - 5) = 8
To solve, you use the distributive property as shown below!! :)
2x - 10 = 8
2x = 18
x = 9
Hope this helped you :)
Answer:
49/8 is the value of k
Step-by-step explanation:
We have the system
x = -2y^2 - 3y + 5
x=k
We want to find k such that the system intersects once.
If we substitute the second into the first giving us k=-2y^2-3y+5 we should see we have a quadratic equation in terms of variable y.
This equation has one solution when it's discriminant is 0.
Let's first rewrite the equation in standard form.
Subtracting k on both sides gives
0=-2y^2-3y+5-k
The discriminant can be found by evaluating
b^2-4ac.
Upon comparing 0=-2y^2-3y+5-k to 0=ax^2+bx+c, we see that
a=-2, b=-3, and c=5-k.
So we want to solve the following equation for k:
(-3)^2-4(-2)(5-k)=0
9+8(5-k)=0
Distribute:
9+40-8k=0
49-8k=0
Add 8k on both sides:
49=8k
Divide both sides by 8"
49/8=k
Answer:
Equations:
a + b = 19
a = b + 2
a = Money that spent Laura
b = Money that spent Laureen
then:
(b+2) + b = 19
2b + 2 = 19
2b = 19-2
2b = 17
b = 17/2
b = 8.5
a = b + 2
a = 8.5 + 2
a = 10.5
Check:
10.5 + 8.5 = 19
