a 59 centimeter piece of rope is cut into two pieces. If one piece is x centimeters long, express the other length as an algebraic expression in x.
Say that the other length is expressed in y. So, the answer will be:
y = (59 - x) cm
Let's express the length of the other piece of rope as an algebraic expression in terms of x.
- Let's assume that one piece of the rope is x centimeters long.
- The total length of the rope is 59 centimeters.
- Since the other piece's length can be expressed in terms of x, we'll call it y.
Writing this in an equation:
x + y = 59
To express the other length, y, we rearrange the equation:
y = 59 - x
Therefore, the other length, y, is expressed as the algebraic expression 59 - x.
To find the length of the other piece of rope, we can subtract the length of the first piece from the total length of the rope.
Let's denote the length of the first piece as 'x' centimeters.
The length of the other piece of rope can be expressed as the total length minus the length of the first piece. So, it is equal to (59 - x) centimeters.
Therefore, the algebraic expression for the length of the other piece of rope in terms of 'x' is (59 - x) centimeters.