which value for 's' will make this equation true s(11-s) =24?
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given the function:
s(11-s) = 24
Find the value of s that will make the equation true.
Solution:
Find a value that when subtracted to 11 will result to positive 24. The operation involved is subtraction but the final result is more than 11, which means that it increases. In order for that to happen, the missing number must be positive, since when a negative number is exposed to a minus sign, the operation of the number changes to positive. We can solve the given equation, by solving s.
11- s = 24
s =11 - 24
s = -13
To check if the equation is true, we substitute the value of s in the function.
s(11- (-13) =24
s(11+13) =24
s(24) = 24