A 40-foot pipe is cut into three sections. The longest section is three times as long as the shortest, and the middle-sized section is 5 feet longer than the shortest. Complete the diagram by giving a and b as expressions involving x. Do not solve the problem.
P = 40 ft
12
X
b
21
X
P
1
a
Length of
middle-sized
Length of
shortest
section
Length of
longest
section
section

Consider this equation. |y + 6| = 2 what can be concluded of the equation? check all that apply. there will be one solution. there will be two solutions. the solution to –(y + 6) = 2 will be also be a solution to the given absolute value equation. the solution(s) will be the number(s) on the number line 2 units away from –6. the value of y must be positive since the variable is inside absolute value signs.