Question

A pole is x metre long is broken into two parts one part is 3 metres long and the other is 2x-17 metres long .find the original length of the pole?

Answer 1

The two parts that the pole is broken into is equal to the total length of the pole. This means that

3+(2x-17)=x.

Using this equation you can solve for x and get the length of the pole.

First we rewrite the right side to be 3+(2x-17)=2x-14=x

Then we collect are x terms on the left side of the equal sign, and the numbers on the right.

Giving us 2x-x=+14.

This give us the final answer for x.

Answer 2

Answer:

14 metres

Step-by-step explanation:

$x-3=2x-17\\x=14$