Ok so from experience on this site
3x2=3x^2
people don't know how to put exponents
3x^2-y^3-y^3-z
simplify first
3x^2-2y^3-z
x=3
y=-2
z=-5
3(3^2)-2(-2)^3-(-5)
3(9)-2(-8)+5
27+16+5
48
Assuming that your question is (x-1)(x+2) = [5(x-1)]/x-1
On the right side, the x-1's will cancel out, leaving you with (x-1)(x+2) = 5
expand the left side, giving you x^2 + x -2 = 5
which goes to x^2 +x -7 = 0
the possible values for x are 2.93 and -3.93. I don't think this was your question, so I'll do the other possible question that you might have been asking.
(x-1)(x+2) = 5(x-1)
divide by x-1 on both sides, leaving you with x+2=5
x+2=5
x=5-3
x=3
Answer:
Month since April Number of Ants
0 10,000
1 30,000
2 90,000
3 270,000
4 810,000
Every month, the ant population triples so the multiply the previous population by 3 to find out the new population.
0 months from April = 10,000 * 1 = 10,000 ants
1 month from April = 10,000 * 3 = 30,000 ants
2 months from April = 30,000 * 3 = 90,000 ants
3 months from April = 90,000 * 3 = 270,000 ants
4 months from April = 270,000 * 3 = 810,000
