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The points ( - 8, - 6) and ( - 4, s) fall on a line with a slope of 4. What is the value of s?

We have

4 = [ -6 - s ] / [ -8 - (-4) ]

4 = [-6 - s ] / [-4]       multiply both sides by -4

-16 = -6 - s     add 6 to both sides

-10 = -s     multiply through by -1

10  = s

 l x - y  l       where  l     l    is the absolute value

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Call the length of the first piece, L, the second, 2L, and the third 3L

So we have

L + 2L + 3L = 36

6L = 36     divide both sides by 6

L = 6      that's the length of the first piece

2L = 2(6) = 12  and that's the length of the second piece

3L = 3(6) = 18  and that's the length of the third piece

Call the measure of the smaller angle M

Then the measure of the lareger angle is 4M + 5

So we have

M + (4M + 5) = 180  

5M + 5 = 180     subtract 5 from both sides

5M = 175          divide both sides by 5

M = 35 that's the smaller angle

And 4(35) + 5 = 145    and that's the larger angle