The price of Stock A at 9 A. M. was $12.79 Since then, the price has been increasing at the rate of $0.11 each hour. At noon the price of Stock B was $13.29 It begins to decrease at the rate of $0.12 each hour. If the two rates continue, in how many hours will the prices of the two stocks be the same? pls pls pls

2.174 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of hours be represented as:

x

The price of Stock A at 9 A.M. was $12.79 Since then, the price has been increasing at the rate of $0.11 each hour.

$12.79 + $0.11 × x

12.79 + 0.11x

At noon the price of Stock B was $13.29 It begins to decrease at the rate of $0.12 each hour.

$13.29 - $0.12× x

13.29 - 0.12x

Equating both equations together

Stock A = Stock B

12.79 + 0.11x = 13.29 - 0.12x

Collecting like terms

0.11x + 0.12x = 13.29 - 12.79

0.23x = 0.5

x = 0.5/0.23

x = 2.1739130435 hours

x = Approximately = 2.174 hours

If the two rates continue, the number of hours that the prices of the two stocks will be the same is 2.174 hours

y=mx+b is the final answer!   : )

a.   we have two

lines:   y = 4-x   and  

y = 8-x^-1

given two simultaneous equations that are both to be

true, then the solution is the points where the lines cross. the intersection is

where the two equations are equal. therefore the solution that works for both

equations is when

4-x = 8-x^-1

this is where the two lines will cross and that is the

common point that satisfies both equations.

b.   4-x = 8-x^-1

  x           4-x       8-x^-1

-3           7        

8.33

-2           6         8.5

-1           5         9

  0           4        

-

  1           3        

7

  2           2        

7.5

  3           1         7.67

the table shows that none of the x values from -3 to 3 is

the solution because in no case does

4-x = 8-x^-1

to find the solution we need to rearrange the equation to

find for x:

4-x = 8-x^-1

multiply both sides with x:

4x-x^2 = 8x-1

x^2+4x-1=0

x= -4.236, 0.236

therefore there are two points that satisfies the

equation.

find y:  

x=-4.236

y = 4-x   = 4 – (-4.236)

= 8.236

y = 8-x^-1 =   .236)^-1

= 8.236

x=0.236

  y = 4-x   = 4 – (0.236) = 3.764

y = 8-x^-1 =   8-(0.236)^-1

= 3.764

thus the two lines cross at 2 points:

(-4.236, 8.236) & (0.236, 3.764)

c.   to solve

graphically the equation 4-x = 8-x^-1

we would graph both lines: y = 4-x   and   y

= 8-x^-1

the point on the graph where the lines cross is the

solution to the system of equations.

just graph the points on part b on a cartesian coordinate

system and extend the two lines.   the

solution is, as stated, the point where the two lines cross on the graph.

step-by-step explanation:

mark brainliest!