Well,
If the slope of the lines are the same, then the lines are parralel.
We need to manipulate 2y - 10x = 4 into y = mx + b form.
Add 10x to both sides
2y = 10x + 4
Divide both sides by 2
y = 5x + 2
Do the same thing with the other equation.
Add 2 to both sides
y = 5x + 2
y = 5x + 2
It appears that, not only are they parallel, but they lie on exactly the same line! If this was a System of Simultaneous Linear Equations, then there would be an infinite number of solutions!<span />
Answer:
3 or 4 bags
Step-by-step explanation:
There are 4 people carrying the 14 bags.
14/4 = 3.5
You can't carry half a bag, due to logical constraints. Therefore, 2 people will carry 3 bags, and 2 people will carry 4.
Quadrant 1 I think probably
The solution to the first pair of equal expressions is:
<span>16x = 10(x + 1)
16x = 10x + 10
6x = 10
x = 10/6 = 1 and 2/3
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<span>The solution to the second pair of equal expressions is:
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<span>10(x + 1) = 26(+1) - 16
The left side is 10(x + 1) = 10x + 10
The right side is 26(+1) - 16 = 26-16 = 10
The equation now says 10x + 10 = 10
Subtract 10 from each side: 10x = 0
The solution to this pair of equal expressions is x = 0 .
I think I understand the weird question now. It's trying to say that
the first expression is equal to both the second and third expressions.
Let's try the first and the third:
</span><span><span><span>16x = 26(+1) - 16</span>
16x = 26 - 16
16x = 10
x = 10/16 = 5/8 = 0.625
Nope, that wasn't it.
The upshot of all my research is: I have no idea what the question is trying to say,
therefore no clue of what the actual question is, and no direction toward an answer.</span></span>
