Help asap! Please! A 40 cm tomato plant cast a 25cm shadow. How tall is the corn stalk if it's shadow is 280cm long?
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Answer:
y = - 2x + 6
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
Calculate m using the slope formula
m =
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (1, 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, 2 )
m = =
= - 2 , then
y = - 2x + c ← is the partial equation
To find c substitute either of the 2 points into the partial equation
Using (2, 2 ) , then
2 = - 4 + c ⇒ c = 2 + 4 = 6
y = - 2x + 6 ← equation of line
There is actually 2 ways to solve this, I will show you both.
The first is obvious, solve for x in the first one, and plug it into the 2nd one and get the answer
4x + 7 = 12
4x = 5
x =
8() + 3
2 * 5 + 3
10 + 3
13
The 2nd option is to manipulate the 4x + 7 to be 8x + 3
4x + 7 = 12
start by moving the 7 over
4x = 5
multiply both sides by 2
8x = 10
and add 3 to both sides
8x + 3 = 13