Y is directly proportional to x and therefore takes the form y=kx where k is the constant of proportionality.
Dividing both sides by x for the given values, k becomes 18/4 = 4.5
Answer:
See Below.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given that ∠A = ∠D, and we want to prove that ΔACB ~ ΔDCE.
Statements: Reasons:
John's effective annual rate is about
(1 +.0576/4)^4 -1 ≈ 5.8856%
According to the "rule of 72", John's money will have doubled in
72/5.8856 = 12.23 years
John's balance will be $4500 in 1989.
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Since you're only concerned with the year (not the month), you don't actually need to determine the effective annual rate. The given rate of 5.76% will tell you 72/5.76 = 12.5 years. The actual doubling time is closer to 12.12 years, so using the effective rate gives results that are closer, but "good enough" is good enough in this case.
Answer:
D.
Step-by-step explanation:
There is nothing in the figure to indicate the triangles are isosceles. This eliminates answer choices A, B, C.
Answer choice D is a required step in the proof, but only gets part of the way. The triangle similarity means ...
SQ/PQ = TQ/RQ
From here, you need to decompose each of the sides PQ and RQ into parts. Then you can get to the desired relationship.
(PQ -PS)/PQ = (RQ -RT)/RQ . . . segment sum theorem
1 - PS/PQ = 1 -RT/RQ . . . . . . . do the division
-PS/PQ = -RT/RQ . . . . . . . . subtract 1 (subtraction property of equality)
PS/PQ = RT/RQ . . . . . . . . multiply by -1 (multiplication property of equality)
I am better at substitution, but you want to get the equations as similar as possible, but are the opposite, so you can cancel it out.
