6x - 3.5 = -15.5
Add 3.5 to both sides
6x = -12
Divide by 6
x = -2
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Given that the hyperbola has a center at (0,0), and its vertices and foci are on y-axis. This, the equation of the hyperbola is of the form
x²/a²-y²/b²=-1 (a>0, b>0)
In the equation, vertices are (0, +/-b) .
Thus,
b=60
Foci (0,+/-√(a²+b²))
thus
√(a²+60²)=65
hence solving for a²
a²=65²-60²
a²=625
a²=25²
hence the equation is:
x²/25²-y²/60²=-1
The definition of similar triangles says that 2 triangles are similar if they have the same shape but different size. There are two criteria to check for this:
1) If all angles in one triangle are equal to the angles in another one, then the 2 are equal.
2) If the sides have the same proportions, then the 2 triangles are similar.
1) We have that all the angles of the 2 triangles have an equal angle in the other triangle. In specific, Q is matched to B, P to A and R to C. Hence, since corresponding angles are congruent, the two triangles are similar.
2) Here we are given information about the sides of the triangles, so we will check the second criterion. We form the ratio of the largest sides of each trangle and the shortest sides. 30/5=6. For the shortest sides, 18/3=6. Finally for the middle sides, 24/4=6. Hence, we have that the triangles are similar since the ratios are equal. (it doesn't matter whether we take the bigger or the smaller side as a numerator, as long as we are consistent).
