Your formula for this is 
and 
. Get everything on one side of the equals sign, set it equal to 0 and factor. When you do this you get (x-3)(x+27). The Zero Product Property rule tells us that either x-3 = 0 or x+27 = 0 and that x = 3 and -27. The only thing in math that will NEVER be negative besides time is distance/length, therefore, x cannot be 27 and has to be 3.
The sum of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 145 what is the third number in this sequence
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Answer:
(x, y) = (2 2/9, -1 4/9)
Step-by-step explanation:
Equate the values of y and solve for x.
1/4x -2 = -2x +3
(2 1/4)x = 5 . . . . . . . . add 2+2x to both sides
x = 20/9 = 2 2/9 . . . multiply by 4/9
y = -2(2 2/9) +3 = -4 4/9 +3 . . . . substitute for x in the second equation
y = -1 4/9
The solution is x = 2 2/9, y = -1 4/9.
