1.5x=3
First you want to get x by itself so divide both sides by 1.5
3/1.5=2
x=2
So if we’re talking about meters per second, you would need to divide.
-17.5/5 = -3.5
NOW YOU THINK THATS YOUR ANSWER BUT NOO. You CANNOT have a negative second. So you take the absolute value of -3.5 and your answer would be 3.5
The rate of the anchor is 3.5 meters per second.
By laying on the short edge the frame of it is 6