16 or 4^2
This is really saying is 1/(1/4^2)
The denominator must be the same, so just think of the LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE, The LCM here is 8, because you can multiply 4 by 2 to get 8.
so when you multiply, you multiply both on the top and on the bottom, so this would be:
3 x 2 / 4 x 2 = 6 / 8
Now you can add or subtract: 6/8 - 1/8 = 5/8
Open the compass it is more than half of the distance between a and b, and scribes arcs of the same radius centered at a and b. call the two points where these two arcs meet c and d. Draw the line between c and d. CD it is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment AB. call the point where CD intersects AB and E
For a system of equations such as this, add both of the equations together. The d values will cancel each other out, making 2e=-4. This means that e=-2. If you plug this into one of the equations, you will have d + (-2) = 1. Isolate the variable by adding -2 to both sides: d=3. Written in the format described above (d,e), your answer is (3, -2).
