So you have to find something that multiples to six but also somehow either subtracts or adds to five. So I would pick 2 and 3 because two plus three is five. Then you would write out your equation
X2+2x+5x+6
This may not be the way your teacher taught however it is much easier for me to do it this way.
A. f(b) = 3+b
b. f(x) = (x+3)²
c. f(x) = (x+3)/(12-x)
d. f(x) = x⁵-4x+6
e. f(x) = -45
f. f(x) = x
Total height of lumber, H = 10 1/2 feet = 21/2 feet .
Height of side panel, h = 5 2/3 feet = 17/3 feet .
Now,
Extra lumber required, L = 2 × Height of side panel - Total height of lumber
![L=[2\times (\dfrac{17}{3})]-\dfrac{21}{2}\\\\L = \dfrac{5}{6}\ feet](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=L%3D%5B2%5Ctimes%20%28%5Cdfrac%7B17%7D%7B3%7D%29%5D-%5Cdfrac%7B21%7D%7B2%7D%5C%5C%5C%5CL%20%3D%20%5Cdfrac%7B5%7D%7B6%7D%5C%20feet)
Therefore, extra lumber required is
feet.
Hence, this is the required solution.
In the future, please post the full problem with all included instructions. After doing a quick internet search, I found your problem listed somewhere else. It mentions two parts (a) and (b)
Part (a) asked for the equation of the line in y = mx+b form
That would be y = -2x+9
This is because each time y goes down by 2, x goes up by 1. We have slope = rise/run = -2/1 = -2. This indicates that the height of the candle decreases by 2 inches per hour. The slope represents the rate of change.
The initial height of the candle is the y intercept b value. So we have m = -2 and b = 9 lead us from y = mx+b to y = -2x+9
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Part (b) then asks you to graph the equation. Because this is a linear equation, it produces a straight line. We only need 2 points at minimum to graph any line. Let's plot (0,9) and (1,7) on the same xy grid. These two points are the first two rows of the table. Plot those two points and draw a straight line through them. The graph is below
Answer:
(16.5 + 1.5n)° = (12 + 2n)° [given]
=> 16.5 – 12 = 2n – 1.5n
=> 4.5 = 0.5n
=> n = 4.5/0.5
=> n = 9