Answer:
you need to find 8 gold bars
Step-by-step explanation:
Equation to find number:
- 3 = 
Number's value: n = 
Step-by-step explanation:
Let n be the unknown number.
The reciprocal basically makes the number (n in this case) a fraction. So, that being said, the reciprocal of n would be
.
The difference of three and the reciprocal of a number (
) would be
- 3.
The quotient of 20 and the number (n) would be
.
So, with this information we've gathered so far, we can come up with an equation to find what the number equals.
Equation:
- 3 = 
To find what the number equals we must solve the equation.
To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:
1. You have the following equation of a parabola, given in the problem above:
x<span>=1/16y^2
2. Then, based on the graph attached, you have:
p=y^2/4x
p=8^2/(4)(4)
p=64/16
p=4
3. The directrix is:
directrix=h-p
directrix=0-4
directrix=-4
The answer is:-4</span>
One way in which to approach this problem would be to treat it as an equation of ratios and to cross multiply:
<span>[(4x + 15) / 5x)] = 1/2 could be written as:
4x + 15 1
----------- = ---
5x 2
Then 8x + 30 = 5x
3x = -30, and so x = -10 (answer). Be certain to check this answer through substitution!
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Answer: 48x/64
Work (assuming ^ is multiplication):
12x^4/4x^16
12x ^ 4x = 48x
4 ^ 16 = 64