Ross wants to cut a 40-foot rope into two pieces so that the length of the first piece divided by the length of the second piece is 2.
a. let x represent the length of the first piece. write an equation that represents the relationship between the pieces as stated above.
b. what values of x are not permissible in this equation? describe within the context of the problem what situation is occurring if x were to equal this value(s). rewrite as a system of equations to exclude the value(s).
c. solve the equation to obtain the lengths of the two pieces of rope. (round to the nearest tenth if necessary.)

relating to or denoting a system of numbers and arithmetic based on the number ten, tenth parts, and powers of ten.

step-by-step explanation:

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one way is to plot 2 points and connect them which is what the answer choices seem to be doing

it seems to be using the y intercept and the slope

y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept (where the line hits the y axis)

slope=rise/run

y-intercept is where the line croses the y axis which is the y value where x=0

you seem to have given the wrong slope (you didn't put a number in front of te x, it should be 2/3 or 3/2 looking at the answer options)

y=? x-1

m=? because of your fault

b=-1

so it has a slope of ? and y intercept of -1, meaning it pases through (0,-1)

so draw point (0,-1) (so answer is one of the first 2 option)

if slope is 2/3, then go up 2 and right 3 then draw line through those 2 points

if slope is 3/2, then go up 3 and right 2 then draw line through those 2 points