We need to get x alone, to do that we add 1 to both sides to cancel out the -1 on the right.
-4 = x -1
+1 +1
-3=x
This means x is equal to -3. Hope this helps!
Answer:
20 x 20 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
First I just drew out two squares, one was the first un-cut square and the second is the cut one. Since we know that the area of the smaller square is 144, and Area is just side^2 , we know that all the sides of the smaller square are 12. Now, all we have to do is add 8 to 12 to get the original lawn. The original lawn was a 20 x 20 ft lawn.
Answer:
7.5 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
Dimensions of the large ∆:
Dimensions of the small ∆:
Difference between the area of the large and the small ∆ = 13.5 - 6 = 7.5 cm²
The standard form is 3x+4y=8
