Not quite sure what you mean by brackets, but you can get the solution to this equation in a few steps:
<span>(-2x - 1)</span>² <span>= 0 ... square root both sides to eliminate the squared binomial
</span>√(-2x - 1)² = √0 ... simplify; the square is canceled out and the root of 0 brings you back to 0
-2x - 1 = 0 ... solve like a two-step equation
-2x = 1
x = -1/2 is your x-value.
Answer:
The -3
Step-by-step explanation:
Hope this helps :)
For the scale factor, use the dimensions from similar sides:
Using 18 from the original image you would use 6 from the scaled image.
18 /6 = 3
This means the scaled image is 3 times smaller than the original. Because the scaled image is smaller divide 1 by the scale factor to get 1/3.
Q2:
The scale factor is 1 inch = 12 miles.
Multiply the total inches by 12:
6.5 x 12 = 78 miles.