Answer:
x=1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
16 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1:
They climbed 8 meters down
Then 8 meters up to get back to ground level.
Step 2:
8+8=16
to find the point, find the location
realize that the shortest line that crosses through the origin and y=9x+8 is perpendicular to y=9x+8
perpendicular lines have slopes that multiply to get -1
y=9x+8 has a slope of 9
9*m=-1, m=-1/9
the slope of the mystery line is -1/9
since it passes through the origin, the y intercept is 0
y=(-1/9)x is the equation of the line from the point to the origin
find the intersection of this line and the original line
set them equal to each other
(-1/9)x=9x+8
multily both sides by 9
-x=81x+72
minus 81 both sides
-82x=72
divide both sides by -82
x=-36/41
find y
y=(-1/9)x
y=(-1/9)(-36/41)
y=4/41
the point is 
If an items weight is 0 it would be like a peice of paper or cotten ball. when a cotten ball is weighed it does not affect anything. as when a peice of paper is wieghed it moves its meater 1 inch.