The length of a rectangle is 4 units shorter than half the width. If the length of the rectangle is 18 units, which equation can be used to find w, the width of the rectangle?

A or the top option

Step-by-step explanation:

I used process of elimination

B simply does not work because in order for 4 to be subtracted by another number to equal 18, that number (width) would have to be negative

C also isn't correct since if it was solved out, we would add four to both sides, making the left side equal to w/2 + 4 which isn't what we want because the length is 4 shorter, not longer

D can be dealt with in the same way, by adding w/2 on both sides, making the left side 4 + w/2, the same as the previous option.

lol

step-by-step explanation:

x= -3 and

step-by-step explanation:

to find the roots of a cubic, use division or factoring to find the factors then set equal to 0. as this is a difference of cubes, it factors into

where a is the cube root of .

here   this is 27 and the cube root of 27 is 3. so we write using the form:

.

set each factor to 0 and solve for x.

x-3=0

x=3

the quadratic expression does not factor and must be solved using the quadratic formula.

where a = 1, b=3, and c=9

this cubic has two complex roots.