see the attached figure to better understand the problem
we know that
The equilateral triangle has three equal sides
so
in the equilateral triangle ABC
the height of the triangle is the segment BD
in the right triangle BCD
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
solve for BD
substitute the values
therefore
<u>the answer is</u>
the height of the triangle is
Answer:
Recursive:
Explicit:
And the 20th term is 225.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have the sequence:
35, 45, 55, 65.
Notice that each subsequent term is 10 more than the previous term.
Therefore, our common difference is (+)10.
Recursive Rule:
The standard format for the recursive rule is:
Where a is the initial term and d is the common difference.
From our sequence, we know that a the initial term is 35.
And as determined, our common difference d is 10.
Substitute. Hence, our recursive rule is:
Explicit Rule:
The standard format for the explicit rule is:
Where a is the initial term and d is the common difference. So, let’s substitute 35 for a and 10 for d. Hence, our explicit formula is:
Now, let’s find the 20th term. We will utilize the explicit rule since the recursive rule can get tedious. Substitute 20 for n because we would like to 20th term. Thus:
Evaluate:
Hence, the 20th term is 225.
Answer: 3.6 feet per year
Pick any column and divide the feet over the years
eg: 7.2/2 = 3.6 (column 1)
You can think of it as the ratio
7.2 feet: 2 years
and then divide both sides by 2 to get "1 year" on the right side
7.2 feet: 2 years
7.2/2 feet: 2/2 years
3.6 feet: 1 year
Each day it decrease $2. So just multiply $2 x 4 days. It changed a total of $8.