9a/5b is the answer, the (-7) cancel out.
Answer: ratio a:b = 3:5 p(X, 2) = p(9, 2)
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Plot points a = (12, 5) and b = (4, -3) and draw a line segment from a to b.
Notice that when y = 2, X = 9 so point p = (9, 2) <em>see graph</em>
The distance from a to p = 3√2
The distance from b to p = 5√2
So the ratio of a:b = 3√2:5√2 = 3:5 <em>when simplified</em>
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<em>To find the distance, use the distance formula OR pythagorean theorem.</em>
The area of 4 and 9 is 36 because you multiply the width and length
Let the numbers be x and y, then
2x + y = 47 . . . (1)
x + 3y = 56 . . . (2)
(2) x 2 => 2x + 6y = 112 . . . (3)
(1) - (3) => -5y = -65 => y = -65/-5 = 13
From (2), x + 3(13) = 56 => x = 56 - 39 = 17
The two numbers are 13 and 17.