2 figures are congruent if at least 2 sides are the same length, there angles are the same, etc
First, a bit of housekeeping:
<span>The meaning of four consecutive even numbers is 15. Wouldn't that be "mean," not meaning? Very different concepts!
The greatest of these numbers is _______ a^1
"a^1" means "a to the first power. There are no powers in this problem statement. Perhaps you meant just "a" or "a_1" or a(1).
The least of these numbers is ______a^2.
No powers in this problem statement. Perhaps you meant a_2 or a(2)
In this problem you have four numbers. All are even, and there's a spacing of 2 units between each pair of numbers (consecutive even).
The mean, or arithmetic average, of these numbers is (a+b+c+d) / 4, where a, b, c and d represent the four consecutive even numbers. Here this mean is 15. The mean is most likely positioned between b anc c.
So here's what we have: a+b+c+d
------------- = 15
4
This is equivalent to a+b+c+d = 60.
Since the numbers a, b, c and d are consecutive even integers, let's try this:
a + (a+2) + (a+4) + (a+6) = 60. Then 4a+2+4+6=60, or 4a = 48, or a=12.
Then a=12, b=14, c=16 and d=18. Note how (12+14+16+18) / 4 = 15, which is the given mean.
We could also type, "a(1)=12, a(2)=14, a(3) = 16, and a(4) = 18.
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Step-by-step explanation:
let us give all the quantities in the problem variable names.
x= amount in utility stock
y = amount in electronics stock
c = amount in bond
“The total amount of $200,000 need not be fully invested at any one time.”
becomes
x + y + c ≤ 200, 000,
Also
“The amount invested in the stocks cannot be more than half the total amount invested”
a + b ≤1/2 (total amount invested),
=1/2(x + y + c).
(x+y-c)/2≤0
“The amount invested in the utility stock cannot exceed $40,000”
a ≤ 40, 000
“The amount invested in the bond must be at least $70,000”
c ≥ 70, 000
Putting this all together, our linear optimization problem is:
Maximize z = 1.09x + 1.04y + 1.05c
subject to
x+ y+ c ≤ 200, 000
x/2 +y/2 -c/2 ≤ 0
≤ 40, 000,
c ≥ 70, 000
a ≥ 0, b ≥ 0, c ≥ 0.
X-coordinate: -.50
Y-coordinate: -.55
I don’t know how to show how I got it but the answer is X=12.
