Problema Solution
jose has a board that is 5 feet long. he plans to use itto make 4 shelves whose lengths are to be a series of consecutive even numbers. how long should each shelf be in inches?
Answer provided by our tutors
series of consecutive even numbers is 2n-4 , 2n-2 , 2n , 2n+2
from given
2n-4 , 2n-2 , 2n , 2n+2 = 5
=> 8n-4 = 5
=> n = 9/8
but should be a integer so, he cant make 4 shelves whose lengths are to be a series of consecutive even numbers