Answer:
x=24
Step-by-step explanation:
-5x+12x-8x=-24
Add like terms
12x-13x=-24
-x=-24
divide by 1
x=24
The denominator 13 cannot be factored so that only 2's and 5's show up, so this means that 2/13 is a non-terminating decimal. Therefore, this decimal repeats itself
Use a calculator to see that: 2/13 = 0.153846 153846 153846 ....
The spaces are put in to help make the number more readable. Note how the "153846" keeps repeating forever
Explanation
This exercise is about evaluating a function at a particular argument. To do that, we replace the variable with the argument in the formula of the function, and simplify.
Let's do that:
![\begin{gathered} f(19)=\frac{3}{19+2}-\sqrt[]{19-3}, \\ \\ f(19)=\frac{3}{21}-\sqrt[]{16}, \\ \\ f(19)=\frac{1}{7}-4, \\ \\ f(19)=\frac{1-28}{7}, \\ \\ f(19)=-\frac{27}{7}\text{.} \end{gathered}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbegin%7Bgathered%7D%20f%2819%29%3D%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B19%2B2%7D-%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B19-3%7D%2C%20%5C%5C%20%20%5C%5C%20f%2819%29%3D%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B21%7D-%5Csqrt%5B%5D%7B16%7D%2C%20%5C%5C%20%20%5C%5C%20f%2819%29%3D%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B7%7D-4%2C%20%5C%5C%20%20%5C%5C%20f%2819%29%3D%5Cfrac%7B1-28%7D%7B7%7D%2C%20%5C%5C%20%20%5C%5C%20f%2819%29%3D-%5Cfrac%7B27%7D%7B7%7D%5Ctext%7B.%7D%20%5Cend%7Bgathered%7D)
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