document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389173>Question 389173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the lengths of two line segments is 24.If the length of one of these segments is represented by x,which expression represents the length of the second segment?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer is 24-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My friend  says  x-24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275690 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275690\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = length of first segment and y = length of second segment\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since \"The sum of the lengths of two line segments is 24\", we know that they add to 24. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now solve for y by subtracting 'x' from both sides to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=24-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=24-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length of the second segment is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So you are correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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