Answer:
<em>Any width less than 3 feet</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Inequalities</u>
The garden plot will have an area of less than 18 square feet. If L is the length of the garden plot and W is the width, the area is calculated by:
A = L.W
The first condition can be written as follows:
LW < 18
The length should be 3 feet longer than the width, thus:
L = W + 3
Substituting in the inequality:
(W + 3)W < 18
Operating and rearranging:

Factoring:
(W-3)(W+6)<0
Since W must be positive, the only restriction comes from:
W - 3 < 0
Or, equivalently:
W < 3
Since:
L = W + 3
W = L - 3
This means:
L - 3 < 3
L < 6
The width should be less than 3 feet and therefore the length will be less than 6 feet.
If the measures are whole numbers, the possible dimensions of the garden plot are:
W = 1 ft, L = 4 ft
W = 2 ft, L = 5 ft
Another solution would be (for non-integer numbers):
W = 2.5 ft, L = 5.5 ft
There are infinitely many possible combinations for W and L as real numbers.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Any number that times 17 is bigger than -17
Answer:
f(- 3) = 18
Step-by-step explanation:
To evaluate f(- 3) substitute x = - 3 into f(x)
f(- 3) = (- 3)² - 2(- 3) + 3 = 9 + 6 + 3 = 18
Answer:
16a +32b - 8c
Step-by-step explanation:
8(2a + 4b - c)
Distribute
8*2a + 8*4b+ 8*(-c)
16a +32b - 8c
Answer:
x = -1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
4(x + 3) = 9x + 16 + 3x
Distribute the 4
4x +12 = 9x+16+3x
Combine like terms
4x+12 = 12x+16
Subtract 4x
4x-4x+12 = 12x-4x+16
12 = 8x+16
Subtract 16
12-16 = 8x+16-16
-4 =8x
Divide by 8
-4/8 =8x/8
-1/2 =x