For the most part, the cross-section formed is a <em>trapezoid</em>, but if the slice passes through the apex of the pyramid, that shape is a <em>triangle</em>.
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Answer:
-<u>One Equation</u>: is set equal to a variable
Example:
y = 2x + 1
x + 3y = -12
You already have y, plug it back into x + 3y = -12
x + 3(2x + 1) = -12
x + 6x + 3 = -12
7x + 3 = -12
(Subtract 3 from each side)
7x = -15
(Divide by 7)
x = - 2.14
-<u>No Equation</u>: is set equal to a variable
Example:
2x + y = 10
4× + 2y = -3
Subtract 2x from each side of 2x + y = 10, you should get y= -2x + 10. Now that you have found y, substitute y into 4x+ 2y = -3.
4x + 2(-2x + 10) = -3
4x + -4x + 20 = -3
(Subtract 20 from each side)
4x + -4x = -23
(Add 4x and -4x)
0 = -23
No Solution
<u>-Both</u><u> </u><u>Equations</u>: are set equal to a variable
Example:
y = x + 5
y = -x + 3
(you already have y so plug it into the other equation to solve for x)
-x + 3 = x + 5
(Add -x on both sides)
3 = 2x + 5
(subtract 5 from both sides)
-2 = 2x
(Divide by 2 on each side)
x = -1
I hope this helped!
The correct answer is –6x + 15 < 10 – 5x.
We can tell this by solving for x.
–3(2x – 5) < 5(2 – x) ----> Multiply to the parenthesis.
-6x + 15 < 10 - 5x ----> This is answer #3 and now we add 5x to both sides
-x + 15 < 10 ----> subtract 15 from both sides
-x < -5 ----> Divide by -1
x > 5 (Note that you have to change the direction of the sign when dividing by a -1. Therefore it does not match answer #1).
I think the answer would be be C.