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Given that y varies directly to the square root of (x + 1), and that y = 1 when x = 8,(a)express y in terms of .x,(b)find the value of y when x = 3,(c)find the value of x when y = 5.

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Afarmer has 5 times as many cows as pigs. the farmer only has cows and pigs, and he has 168 animals. how many cows does he have?