Find the area of the triangle, given that it has a perimeter of 15 inches. round the answer to the nearest tenth. a. 10.8 square inches b. 12.5 square inches c. 21.7 square inches d. 97.4 square inches

△cde maps to △stu with the transformations (x, y) arrowright (x − 2, y − 2) arrowright (3x, 3y) arrowright (x, −y). if cd = a + 1, de = 2a − 1, st = 2b + 3 and tu = b + 6, find the values of a and b. the value of a is and the value of b is .

6.(q^9)^2 a. 2q^18 b. q^18 c. q^81 d.q^11 7.(6q^6)^-4 a. 6q^1296 b. 1296q^2 c. 1/1296q^24 d. 6q^-24 8. what is the value of 12x^-3 y^-1 for x = -1 and y = 5? a. -12/5 b.-10 c.-0 d.5/12

How do you use the elimination method for this question? explain, because i really want to understand!