Hello!
The angles are supplementary meaning they add to 180°
a + 2a + 3 = 180
Combine like terms
3a + 3 = 180
Subtract 3 from both sides
3a = 177
Divide both sides by 3
a = 59
the answer is 59°
Hope this helps!
Like all problems that involve images within the question, we should definitely try to draw this out. In the picture above, I have done this.
Now, we can see that this is just a simple proportion problem. For every 2.5 cm of height of the flower, we are 2 cm from the opening, or aperture. For every 20 cm of height, how far are we? We can set up the problem like this:
20 ............2.5
-------- = ---------
...x ............. 2
where x is the unknown distance to the aperture from the flower. Now, we just need to get x by itself. A typical way of solving something like this is by doing "butterfly multiplication" which is really just a shortcut haha. Anyway, I can rewrite that equation ^ as:
20×2 = 2.5 × x
Then, to solve for x, we would divide both sides by 2.5. (If you don't know why that is, please let me know and I'll elaborate).
We would then have:
20×2
------- = x
2.5
Which then simplifies to:
x = 16
Try using the same logic for your second question, and if you get stuck, I'd be happy to help! please let me know if any of this doesn't make sense. :)
-3x-4<19
19+4=23
3x<23
÷3 ÷3
×= > 23/3 or 7.6^87
Answer:
x = -3, y = -3.5. As an ordered pair it is (-3, -3.5).
Step-by-step explanation:
9x − 4y = −13
9x − 2y = -20
Subtract:-
-2y = 7
y = -3.5.
Substitute for y in the first equation:
9x - 4(-3.5) = -13
9x = -27
x = -3.