fast in the figure below, ab and cd

are straight line segments. find the values of x and y.

blank #1: value for x

blank #2: value for y

blank # 1

blank # 2

x = 20

y = 110

Step-by-step explanation:

5x + 45 + 3x - 25 = 180

those angles are supplementary (they make a straight angle in segment CD)

Solving that you get:

8x + 20 = 180

8x = 160

x = 20

Evaluating:

5(20) + 45 = 145

3(20) - 25 = 35

2(20) - 5 = 35

Now in segment AB:

y + (2x - 5) + (3x - 25) also sum 180, because they form a straight angle

y + 35 + 35 = 180

y = 110

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.