A 265-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is four times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.

x =±sqrt(1/3)

step-by-step explanation:

x+4/6x=1/x

multiply each side by 6x to get rid of the fractions

6x*(x+4/6x)=1/x*6x

distribute

6x^2 +4 = 6

subtract 4 from each side

6x^2 +4-4 = 6-4

6x^2 =2

divide by 6

6x^2/6 = 2/6

x^2 = 1/3

take the square root of each side

sqrt(x^2) = ±sqrt(1/3)

x =±sqrt(1/3)

b. 2 and 4

step-by-step explanation:

none of these

step-by-step explanation:

23 + 34 add up to 57 so just inform the teacher of this really stupid mistake