Answer:
The answer is 2
Step-by-step explanation:
4z+2y-x
4(4)+2(-6)-2
16+(-12)-2
16-12-2
4-2
2
Answer:
|5| = 5 and |2| = 2 and because 5 > 2, our answer is |5| > |2|.
Answer:
24
Step-by-step explanation:
2(54-6x)=73-7x
108-12x=73-7x
108-73=-7x+12x
35=5x
x=7
UW=73-7x=73-7(7) = 73-49 = 24
Set up a proportion.
pounds / milligrams of medicine
195/279 = 130/x
195x = 279 times 130
195x =36,270
x = 36,270/195
x = 186
A patient weighing 130 pounds needs 186 milligrams of medicine.
Let <em>a</em> and <em>b</em> be the two numbers. Then
<em>a</em> + <em>b</em> = -4
<em>a b</em> = -2
Solve the second equation for <em>b</em> :
<em>b</em> = -2/<em>a</em>
Substitute this into the first equation:
<em>a</em> - 2/<em>a</em> = -4
Multiply both sides by <em>a</em> :
<em>a</em>² - 2 = -4<em>a</em>
Move 4<em>a</em> to the left side:
<em>a</em>² + 4<em>a</em> - 2 = 0
Use the quadratic formula to solve for <em>a</em> :
<em>a</em> = (-4 ± √(4² - 4(-2))) / 2
<em>a</em> = -2 ± √6
If <em>a</em> = -2 + √6, then
-2 + √6 + <em>b</em> = -4
<em>b</em> = -2 - √6
In the other case, we end up with the same numbers, but <em>a</em> and <em>b</em> are swapped.