---- x ----
| | 0.25x
---- x ----
x + x + 0.25x + 0.25x = 35
2.5x = 35
x = 35/2.5
x = 14
width is 14
length is 1/4 this.
length = 7/2
Answer:
Mark point E where the circle intersects segment BC
Step-by-step explanation:
Apparently, Bill is using "technology" to perform the same steps that he would use with compass and straightedge. Those steps involve finding a point equidistant from the rays BD and BC. That is generally done by finding the intersection point(s) of circles centered at D and "E", where "E" is the intersection point of the circle B with segment BC.
Bill's next step is to mark point E, so he can use it as the center of one of the circles just described.
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<em>Comment on Bill's "technology"</em>
In the technology I would use for this purpose, the next step would be "select the angle bisector tool."
Again using the Pythagorean Theorem:
h^2=x^2+y^2, where h is the hypotenuse of a right triangle and x and y are the side lengths. You are given that the hypotenuse is 34 ft and the base side is 16ft. Let h=34, x=16, and y=height, then you have:
34^2=16^2+y^2
y^2=34^2-16^2
y^2=1156-256
y^2=900
y=√900
y=30 ft
So the ladder will reach a spot 30 feet high on the building.
