Answer:
0 People initially had the cold.
6 People will have it after 2 days.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find out how many people had it initially, plug 0 in for x (implying 0 days later.)
C= 1*3(0)
C= 1*0
C=0
Nobody had the cold initially.
To find out how many people had it after 2 days, plug 2 in for x. (implying 2 days later.)
C= 1*3(2)
C= 1*6
C=6
Therefore 6 people had the cold after 2 days.
I hope this helps!
Let's just choose "x" as our variable for the length of a side of the triangle.
Two sides of a triangle are equal in length and double the length of the shortest side.
A triangle has 3 sides. Make the smallest side x then the two equal sides that are double the smallest side are both equal to 2x
The perimeter of the triangle is 35 inches. Perimeter is the sum of all sides.
x + 2x + 2x = 35
5x = 35
x = 7
So the smallest side is 7, and the other two sides are 14.
Rewrite it in the form a^2 - b^2, where a = 2x and b = 5
(2x)^2 - 5^2
Use the Difference o Squares: a^2 - b^2 = (a + b)(a - b)
<u>(2x + 5)(2x - 5) </u>