Hey there!!
Let's take the length of the bigger piece as x inches
Then, the length of the smaller piece would be x - 8 inches
The sum of these lengths would be 54 inches
... x + x - 8 = 54
... 2x - 8 = 54
... Add 8 on both sides
... 2x = 62
... Divide 2 on both sides
... x = 31
Hence, the length of the bigger piece = 31 inches
The length of the smaller piece would be = 31 - 8 = 23 inches
Hope my answer helps!!
Answer: y-6 = 0.5 (x-8)
Step-by-step explanation:
y − y1 = m(x − x1)
The equation is useful when we know:
one point on the line: (x1,y1)
and the slope of the line: m,
and want to find other points on the line.
Have a play with it first (move the point, try different slopes):
Something to the second power is simply that number multiplied by itself once. The third power is something multiplied by itself 2 times, and so on
Enter them into a calculator (most significant digit first), pressing the "+" key between them and the "=" key after the last one.
