6r 3r
J_______K_______L
--------------27------------
JK + KL = JL
6r + 3r = 27
9r = 27
r = 27/9
r = 3 <=====
Step-by-step explanation:
let's simply do the multiplications and then compare with the original.
(x-m)² + n
right ?
or is it

let's go for the first.
x² - 2mx + m² + n = x² - 3x
-2mx + m² + n = -3x
fun there we see two things :
-2m = -3
m = 3/2
and
m² + n = 0
(3/2)² = -n
9/4 = -n
n = -9/4
so our transformed expression looks like
(x - 3/2)² - 9/4
Bill jogged 1/6 longer than he swam.
Hope this helps!!
The answer is
C.
Adding any positive value to

won't really make

into a rational number, so the way you have to do it add the negative self, -

to make it into 0. Any number plus its negative value would result in 0, which is a rational number.