lab technician cuts a 29 in piece of glass tubing into two pieces. One piece is 2 in longer than the other. How long are the pieces?

Let one piece of glass tubing be of length x in ,

then other piece will be of length(x+2) in since it is 2 in longer than other piece

>>>Total length of both the piece

= 29 in _ _ _ (1)

>>>Total length of both pieces = length of shorter piece + length of longer piece

Total length of both pieces = x+(x+2) _ _ _(2)

Equating (1) and (2)

x+(x+2) = 29

x+x+2= 29

2x+2 = 29

2x= 29-2

x= 27/2

>>Length of smaller piece =

x = 27/2 in

>>> Length of larger piece =

(x+2) = 27/2 + 2 = 31/2 in

Thus, The pieces are 27/2 in and 31/2 in long

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