This uses the geometric mean for right triangles...the one involving the altitude. For us the pattern is 
. "s" is our answer.
Answer:
Sally is 23 years old.
Step-by-step explanation:
John's age is completely unknown, so it is known as x
Meanwhile, Sally's age can be represented as 3x+2
The sum of both ages is 30.
So, x+3x+2=30
Combine like terms.
4x+2=30
Subtract 2 from both sides.
4x=28
Divide both sides by 4.
x=7
John is 7 years old.
Sally's age: 3(7)+2=23
Sally is 23 years old.
sorry if my handwriting is bad:
Answer:
The ordered pair is a solution.
Step-by-step explanation:
Plug x = -3 and y = 0 into the 2 inequalities and see if they fit:
-2x + 2y >= 4
-2(-3) + 2(0) = 6 which is > 4 so this one fits.
y>= 2x - 6
0 >= 2*-3) - 6 = -12 which also fits.
Answer: 2
-7 - (-9) could be visualized as -7 + 9
-7 + 9 is 2
