5x+2/5=x-1/10

Convert 2/5 and -1/10 to equal fractions.

2/5= 4/10

5x+4/10= x-1/10

Subtract x on both sides.

4x+4/10= 1/10

Subtract 4/10 on both sides.

4x=-3/10

Divide both sides by 4.

x=-0.075

I hope this helps!
~kaikers

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The 5th term in a geometric sequence is 40. The 7th term is 10. What is (are) the possible value(s) of the 4th term?

Lena [83]

Answer:

possible values of 4th term is 80 & - 80

Step-by-step explanation:

The general term of a geometric series is given by

$a(n)=ar^{n-1}$

Where a(n) is the nth term, r is the common ratio (a term divided by the term before it) and n is the number of term

Given, 5th term is 40, we can write:

$ar^{5-1}=40\\ar^4=40$

Given, 7th term is 10, we can write:

$ar^{7-1}=10\\ar^6=10$

We can solve for a in the first equation as:

$ar^4=40\\a=\frac{40}{r^4}$

Now we can plug this into a of the 2nd equation:

$ar^6=10\\(\frac{40}{r^4})r^6=10\\40r^2=10\\r^2=\frac{10}{40}\\r^2=\frac{1}{4}\\r=+-\sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} \\r=\frac{1}{2},-\frac{1}{2}$

Let's solve for a:

$a=\frac{40}{r^4}\\a=\frac{40}{(\frac{1}{2})^4}\\a=640$

Now, using the general formula of a term, we know that 4th term is:

4th term = ar^3

Plugging in a = 640 and r = 1/2 and -1/2 respectively, we get 2 possible values of 4th term as:

$ar^3\\1.(640)(\frac{1}{2})^3=80\\2.(640)(-\frac{1}{2})^3=-80$

possible values of 4th term is 80 & - 80

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given the probability distribution of an random variable X below,compute for the variance and standard deviation X 1 2 3 4 P(X)

lisabon 2012 [21]

Answer is quantom physics cant equate to the sum of the x

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