Add 2p² to each side of the equation. Then you have
2p² + 16p + 24 = 0 .
Before you roll up your sleeves and start working on it, you can make it
even more convenient if you divide each side by 2 . Then you have:
p² + 8p + 12 = 0 .
Now you have a nice, comfortable, familiar-looking quadratic equation.
You can either factor the left side into (p + 6) (p + 2), or, if you can't find
the factors, you can apply the quadratic formula to it.
That's how to solve it, and find its two solutions.
You can add a lot of numbers (or so I think). One number I think you can add is 31.
Answer:
x = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Write equation
-(1 + 7x) - 6(-7 - x) = 36
Step 2: Solve for <em>x</em>
- Distribute: -1 - 7x + 42 + 6x = 36
- Combine like terms: -x + 41 = 36
- Subtract 41 on both sides: -x = -5
- Divide both sides: x = 5
Step 3: Check
<em>Plug in x to verify it's a solution.</em>
-(1 + 7(5)) - 6(-7 - 5) = 36
-(1 + 35) - 6(-12) = 36
-(36) + 72 = 36
-36 + 72 = 36
36 = 36
. Let's say
is (0, 0) and
is (33, 56). This gets us that the length of this segment is 65 miles.