Make x the subject of the formula a(x-b)=a^2+bx

x =

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Write out formula

a(x - b) = a² + bx

Step 2: Distribute

ax - ab = a² + bx

Step 3: Add ab to both sides

ax = a² + bx + ab

Step 4: Subtract bx on both sides

ax - bx = a² + ab

Step 5: Factor

x(a - b) = a² + ab

Step 6: Divide (a - b) on both sides

x =

Step 7: Factor

x =

And we have our final answer!

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step-by-step explanation:

answer: c, the green line

step-by-step explanation:

there is no black line, eliminate b.

simple interest implies periodic payments, but the red line shows no payments, eliminate d.

simple interest has equal payments. if paid say every day, the graph is about a straight line (actually a stairstep).

the yellow line is not straight, eliminate a.

check: the green line is straight, answer is c.

simple interest with positive interest rate gives a straight line sloping up to the right. green line:

g(t) = $100 + ($200-$100) ÷ (20 years) × (t years)

= $100 + (4%/year) × ($100)(t years)

incidentally, the yellow line curving upward represents continuously compounded interest

y = $100 × 2^(t years / (14 assuming the yellow line hits $200 at 14 years. 2^0 is 1, so y(0) = $100; 2^(14/14) is 2, so y(14) = $200.