Well, the area of a trapezoid is A = (

+

) * h * 1/2 so you can use the area of a parallelogram, which is A = l * w, by splitting the trapezoid into 2 triangles and one rectangle. So you'd use A = l * w for the rectangle and A = 1/2bh for the triangles. You'd get the same answer!
Answer:
a. See attachments
B. 163630.2ft
C. 147056.70ft
D. 49205.4ft
Step-by-step explanation:
Check attachments for details
Angle a.. Angle of dep to beginning of runway
Angle b... Angle of del to end of runway
AD... Altitude of plane
DB..... Ground distance before touch down
AC... Air distance travelled until touch down on the near end of runway
I believe they compare because both butterflies can have a wingspan of 3.5 in. Hope this helps
Given:
2x - 3y = -6 ⇒ identified as 1st equation
x + 2y = 8 ⇒ identified as 2nd equation
Let us first get the value of x using the 2nd equation.
x + 2y = 8
x = 8 - 2y
Substitute x in the 1st equation with its value and find the value of y.
2x - 3y = -6
2(8-2y) - 3y = -6
16 - 4y -3y = -6
-4y - 3y = -6 -16
-7y = - 22
y = -22/-7
y = 22/7 simplified to 3 1/7
Substitute the value of y in the 2nd equation.
x = 8 - 2y
x = 8 - 2(22/7)
x = 8 - 44/7
x = (8 * 7/7) - 44/7
x = 56/7 - 44/7
x = (56-44)/7
x = 12/7 simplified to 1 5/7
To check: x = 12/7 and y = 22/7 *we need to use the improper fractions.
2x - 3y = -6
2(12/7) - 3(22/7) = -6
24/7 - 66/7 = -6
(24-66)/7 = -6
-42/7 = -6
-6 = -6
x + 2y = 8
12/7 + 2(22/7) = 8
12/7 + 44/7 = 8
(12+44)/7 = 8
56/7 = 8
8 = 8