The are of a rectangle is 12x² - 8x - 15. The width is (2x - 3). What is the length of the rectangle?
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Answer:
Speed of river's current = 5 mph
Step-by-step explanation:
Let 'd' be the distance covered
Let x be the speed of the rivers current
Speed upstream = 15-x
speed downstream = 15+x
Time = distance / speed
time upstream =
time downstream =
the ferry trip upstream takes twice as long as its return trip downstream
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divide both sides by d
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cross multiply
Add 2x on both sideds
subtract 15 from both sides and divide by 3
x=5
Speed of river's current = 5 mph
The value is what the Y axis is when X is 8.
Draw a vertical line down from X=8 and see where the line crosses on the Y axis.
See the attached picture. The answer is Y = -4
