Has Cherbears deleted anyone else's answer? They have deleted all of my answer and I have no points now.

x² + 11x + 18 < 0  

[-11 ± sqrt(121 - 72)]/2 = (-11 ± 7)/2  

solution: (-9, -2)

step-by-step explanation:

x=-2

step-by-step explanation:

i began by flipping the problem to give me x= on the left (keeps it clearer for me).   so my problem simply became 10x-3=4x-6.  

1)   subtract 4x from the right side, which equals 0.   you do the same to the left of the equal as the right; therefore, subtract 4x from 10x, leaving 6x on the left.

              10x-3=4x-6   :   4x-4x on the right leaves only the -6        

2)             6x-3= 0-6 :    

                6x+3=   -6

3) divide

during a tunnel construction project, engineers used explosives to excavate partway into a mountain. but due to constraints and environmental concerns, they later introduced a tunnel boring machine (tbm) to excavate the rest of the tunnel. the length and of the completed tunnel (in feet) is based on the number of days since the tbm started working. the length can be calculated using the equation y = 25x + 225. what does the y-intercept represent in this scenario?