Respuesta :
Answer:
Height of an oak tree= 9 meters
Height of a pine tree = 12 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
The combined height of 1 oak tree and 1 pine tree = 21 meters
Height of 4 oak trees = 24 meters more than 1 pine tree
To find the height of 1 pine tree and height of one oak tree.
Solution:
Let the height of one oak tree be = [tex]x[/tex] meters.
Let height of one pine tree = [tex]y[/tex] meters.
Combined height can be given as :
[tex]x+y=21[/tex]-------------[1]
Height of 4 oak trees = 24 meters more than 1 pine tree
The above statement can be given as :
[tex]4x=24+y[/tex]------------[2]
Rearranging equation [2] by subtracting both sides by [tex]y[/tex].
[tex]4x-y=24+y-y[/tex]
[tex]4x-y=24[/tex]-------------[2]
Adding rearranged equation [2] to [1].
[tex]x+y=21[/tex]
[tex]4x-y=24[/tex]
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[tex]5x\ = 45[/tex]
Dividing both sides by 5.
[tex]\frac{5x}{5}=\frac{45}{5}[/tex]
∴ [tex]x=9[/tex]
Plugging in [tex]x=9[/tex] in equation [1]
[tex]9+y=21[/tex]
Subtracting both sides by 9.
[tex]9-9+y=21-9\\\therefore y=12[/tex]
Height of an oak tree= 9 meters
Height of a pine tree = 12 meters
