0.5a - 0.3 = 5
Add 0.3 to both sides:
0.5a = 5.3
Divide both sides by 0.5:
a = 10.6
y- intercept = (0, 4), x-intercept = (- 2, 0)
to find the intercepts let x = 0 and y = 0 in the equation
x = 0 → y = 0 + 4 =4 ⇒ y-intercept (0, 4)
y = 0 → 2x + 4 = 0 ⇒ x = - 2 ⇒ x- intercept(- 2, 0)
It goes 19 1 and 4ths to the area surface
This is a typical algebra problem pretending to be geometry. The two indicated angles are supplementary, adding to 180 degrees, precisely when the lines are parallel.
It's not really indicated, but the 8 and the 2 are in units of degrees.
6x + 8 + 4x + 2 = 180
10x = 170
x = 17 degrees
