Geometry help! Please prove the following is a right- isosceles triangle, show all steps. (30 pts!!)
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Answer:
To prove that the triangle is a right- isosceles triangle, prove that
- There is a right angle in the triangle
- Two sides of the triangle are equal in length
Another way to prove that angle YXZ is a right angle is to calculate the length of XY, XZ and YZ using the distance formula. Then show that (YZ)² = (XY)² + (XZ)².
By the inverse of Pythagoras' Theorem, ∡YXZ is a right angle.
*The product of the gradients of 2 perpendicular lines= -1.
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Consider rectangular box with
- length x units (x≥0);
- width 3 units;
- height (8-x) units (8-x≥0, then x≤8).
The volume of the rectangular box can be calculated as
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Note that maximal possible value of the height can be 8 units (when x=0 - minimal possible length) and the minimal possible height can be 0 units (when x=8 - maximal possible length).
From the attached graph you can see that the greatest x-intercept is x=8, then the height will be minimal and lenght will be maximal.
Then the volume will be V=0 (minimal).
Answer: correct choices are B (the maximum possible length), C (the minimum possible height)
