(2,-5),(-1,4)
slope = (4 - (-5) / (-1 - 2) = (4 + 5) / -3 = -9/3 = -3 <==
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The easier way to figure this is by using the concept of torque in physics. If the torque of the man is greater than that experienced by the box, the lever will tilt in the man's favor (in other words, he will move down and the box will be lifted). Torque is found by multiplying the perpendicular force by the length of the lever arm. Because we want the man's torque to be greater than the box's torque, the inequality is:
and
That decimal is 6 inches in terms of meters.
180r > 76.2 so
r > .42 meters or `16.67 inches. The man has to sit at a distance greater than 16.67 inches in order for the box to be lifted by the lever.
Similar polygons only differ by a scaling factor. In other words, two polygons are similar if one is the scaled version of the other.
In particular, this implies that the angles are preserved, and the correspondent sides are in proportion.
These two polygons are both rectangles, so the angles are preserved. We must check the sides, and we have to check if the smaller sides are in the same proportion as the bigger sides.
So, the two rectangles are similar if the following is true.

In any proportion, the product of the inner terms must be the same as the product of the outer terms:

This is clearly false, and thus the two rectangles are not similar.