Charlene is 8 years older than Aaron. the sum of their ages is 44. what are their ages?

WRITING AND SOLVING ONE- VARIABLE EQUATIONS

Charlene is 26 yo

Aaron is 18yo

Step-by-step explanation:

You can write an equation using a variable

like this

44 = 26 + a

44 = 26 + 18

recheck-

44 - 26 = 18

18 + 8 = 26

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.