Given any positive even integer, x, the positive difference between the smallest odd number greater than 7x − 2 and the largest odd number less than 3x + 5 can be written in the form ax + b. What is a + b?
+36916 the smallest odd number greater than 7x − 2 will always equal 7x-1
he largest odd number less than 3x + 5 is 3x+3
(7x-1) - (3x+3) = 4x - 4 a = 4 b = - 4 a+ b = 0
+36916 the smallest odd number greater than 7x − 2 will always equal 7x-1
he largest odd number less than 3x + 5 is 3x+3
(7x-1) - (3x+3) = 4x - 4 a = 4 b = - 4 a+ b = 0
