Four less than half a number is equal to 37 less than twice the number.
a. translate the sentence into an equation
b. solve the equation . show your work

△cde maps to △stu with the transformations (x, y) arrowright (x − 2, y − 2) arrowright (3x, 3y) arrowright (x, −y). if cd = a + 1, de = 2a − 1, st = 2b + 3 and tu = b + 6, find the values of a and b. the value of a is and the value of b is .

Pls , the question is in the picture!

Two lines that do not intersect are skew. always sometimes or never