Answer:
Option C
Step-by-step explanation:
you cancel the whole parentheses.
So you know, x+6 can't equal to 0.
that's why there is a choice that is all real numbers but not -6.
Answer:
24 years old
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the age of Blake be x and the age of Heather by y then...
x=7+y
7+x+7+y=55
Notice we are adding additional 7s because the question states "in 7 years"
Simplify the second equation...
7+x+7+y=55
14+x+y=55
Subtract 21 from both sides
x+y=41
Solve using substitution (substitute 7+y for x since x = 7+y)
7+y+y=41
Combine like terms
2y+7=41
Subtract 7 from both sides
2y=34
Divide both sides by 2
y=17
x=7+17=24
Blake is 24 years old now
Answer:
message it will be easy er to explain
Step-by-step explanation:
200 - (2x) = 42
200 - 42 = 2x
158/2 = 2x/2
x = 79
he is 79 years old
hope this helps
a wise 'old' man
Let the lengths of the east and west sides be x and the lengths of the north and south sides be y. the dimensions you want are therefore x and y.
The cost of the east and west fencing is $4*2*x; the cost of the north and south fencing is $2*2*y. We have to put in that "2" because there are 2 sides that run from east to west and 2 sides that run from north to south.
The total cost of all this fencing is $4(2)(x) + $2(2)(y) = $128. Let's reduce this by dividing all three terms by 4: 2x + y = 32.
Now we are to maximize the area of the vegetable patch, subject to the constraint that 2x + y = 32. The formula for area is A = L * W. Solving 2x + y = 32 for y, we get y = -2x + 32.
We can now eliminate y. The area of the patch is (x)(-2x+32) = A. We want to maximize A.
If you're in algebra, find the x-coordinate of the vertex of this quadratic equation. Remember the formula x = -b/(2a)? Once you have calculated this x, subst. your value into the formula for y: y= -2x + 32.
Now multiply together your x and y values to obtain the max area of the patch.
If you're in calculus, differentiate A = x(-2x+32) with respect to x and set the derivative equal to zero. This approach should give you the same x value as before; the corresponding y value will be the same; y=-2x+32.
Multiply x and y together. That'll give you the maximum possible area of the garden patch.
