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A 2-foot board is cut into pieces if one piece is x feet long express the other length in terms of x

A 2-foot board is cut into pieces if one piece is x feet long express the other length-example-1
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Answer:

(2 - x) ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Let y represent the required length

Given the total length of the board as 2ft, we can go ahead and find y as seen below;


\begin{gathered} x+y=2 \\ y=2-x \end{gathered}

Therefore, the other length is (2 - x) ft

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