Honestly, the most intelligent solution would be to light the candle first, since it has a longer duration and then I can light the lamp, and then I can light the newspaper. Then, I will use the newspaper to light the fire.
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X= - 12/7 i hope it is helpful have a nice day if you want steps i will show you
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Step-by-step explanation:
A simple way to solve this problem is to plug the corresponding x and y into the function. We need only one pair since all the functions are quasi-linear (y=kx) and the increase is proportional.
In when x=3, y=15/4≈2.14
In 
when x=3, y=1.8
In when x=3, y≈2.33
In 
when x=3, y≈1.90
We can observe that in two cases, and , y is greater than 2.
First we'll do two basic steps. Step 1 is to subtract 18 from both sides. After that, divide both sides by 2 to get x^2 all by itself. Let's do those two steps now
2x^2+18 = 10
2x^2+18-18 = 10-18 <<--- step 1
2x^2 = -8
(2x^2)/2 = -8/2 <<--- step 2
x^2 = -4
At this point, it should be fairly clear there are no solutions. How can we tell? By remembering that x^2 is never negative as long as x is real.
Using the rule that negative times negative is a positive value, it is impossible to square a real numbered value and get a negative result.
For example
2^2 = 2*2 = 4
8^2 = 8*8 = 64
(-10)^2 = (-10)*(-10) = 100
(-14)^2 = (-14)*(-14) = 196
No matter what value we pick, the result is positive. The only exception is that 0^2 = 0 is neither positive nor negative.
So x^2 = -4 has no real solutions. Taking the square root of both sides leads to
x^2 = -4
sqrt(x^2) = sqrt(-4)
|x| = sqrt(4)*sqrt(-1)
|x| = 2*i
x = 2i or x = -2i
which are complex non-real values
