Answer:
Starting time: 1:37
Step-by-step explanation:
Instead of proof to solve the problem, let us prove that the starting time above is correct;
1. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so 60 - 37 = the minutes 'till 2:00, or 23 minutes
2. Knowing that the time the truck stopped driving through the neighborhood was 5 minutes past 2:00, the minute difference being 23 + 5, or <em>28 minutes</em>
<em>Proved: 28 minutes</em>
Answer:
the coordinates of B is (-5,7)
Sketch the two quadrilaterals and label them as shown in the figure below.
Let x = length of the 4th side of ABCD.
Because ABCD ~ EFGH, therefore
x/5 = 14/6
That is,
x = (5/6)*14 = 11.67 ft
Answer: D. 11.7 ft