The expression 7•3x is not equal to the expression 21x. You might think that the two expressions are the same since 7x3 is 21 but the first expression is a dot product. This kind of expression includes the magnitude and direction of the vector in an expression, for example, <span>7•3x. The second expression, 21x, expresses only the magnitude and does not include the direction.</span>
7x-5=5x+23
7x-5x=23+5
2x=28
x=28/2
x=14
3y^2 and -3/4y^2
5x and 2/3x
12x^2
Answer:
3
Step-by-step explanation:
The number is 3.
Step-by-step explanation:
Finding the Number
To find the number, we have to translate the problem above to an algebraic equation. The algebraic equation refers to the statement of the equality of two algebraic expressions.
Equation:
Let "x" be the number.
4 is divided by a number - 4/x
3 divided by the number decreased by 2 - 3/x-2
"4 is divided by a number is equal to 3 divided by the number decreased by 2"
4/x = 3/x-2
Solution:
Cross multiply.
4/x = 3/x-2
x(3) = 4(x-2)
3x = 4x - 8
(Combine similar terms.)
3x - 4x = - 8
- x = - 8
- x/- 1 = - 8/- 1
x = 8
Final Answer:
8
Checking:
4/x = 3/x-2
4/8 = 3/8-2
1/2 = 3/6
1/2 = 1/2 ✔
If n = 5, then 9n = 45
45 - 15 = 30, which is the same thing as 6n
