306/6 is 51 is you add one to one side and take away the other the six numbers become: 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 as you added one to one side substituting the other you took away from, therefore the smallest would be 46.
Let one integer be x, the consecutive odd integer is x+2
reciprocals are 1/x and 1/(x+2)
1/x +1/(x+2)=24/143
make the denominators the same:
(x+2)/[x(x+2)] +x/[x(x+2)]=24/143
143(2x+2)=24(x)(x+2)
286x+286=24x²+48x
24x²-238x-286=0
use the quadratic formula: x=22 this doesn't work because 22 is not an odd number.
or x=-2.1666666666 (this is not an integer)
weird.
Answer:
therefore f(x)=100x-5-1 has an x-intercept
6x-8y=48
to find the x intercept set y=0
6x - 8*0 = 48
6x = 48
divide by 6 on each side
x =48/6
x=8
(8,0)
to find the y intercept set x=0
6(0) - 8y = 48
0 - 8y = 48
-8y = 48
divide by -8 on each side
y = -6
(0,-8)
