The definition of similar triangles says that 2 triangles are similar if they have the same shape but different size. There are two criteria to check for this:
1) If all angles in one triangle are equal to the angles in another one, then the 2 are equal.
2) If the sides have the same proportions, then the 2 triangles are similar.
1) We have that all the angles of the 2 triangles have an equal angle in the other triangle. In specific, Q is matched to B, P to A and R to C. Hence, since corresponding angles are congruent, the two triangles are similar.
2) Here we are given information about the sides of the triangles, so we will check the second criterion. We form the ratio of the largest sides of each trangle and the shortest sides. 30/5=6. For the shortest sides, 18/3=6. Finally for the middle sides, 24/4=6. Hence, we have that the triangles are similar since the ratios are equal. (it doesn't matter whether we take the bigger or the smaller side as a numerator, as long as we are consistent).
Answer:
70/29 or 2 12/29
Step-by-step explanation:
This is the formula to solve for the vertex.
Example Question:
Find the vertex of y = -0.5x^2 + 100x
-b/2a = -100/2(-0.5) = -100/-1 = 100
The x coordinate of the vertex is 100.
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Answer:
Domain: (-infinity, +infinity) since you can pick any x values.
Range: [0, +infinity) since it does not go below the x axis.
Step-by-step explanation:
The graph is a parabola given by 
lets pick a few x values:
x = 1 gives us y = 1^2, which = 1
x = -1 gives us y = (-1)^2, which = 1
The parabola's domain is any x value as it extends to infinity.
For its range, you can see that it does not go below the x axis at x = 0. Therefore, the range of the parabola is from [0, infinity]
<span>We write the equation in the standard form which is:
ax^2 + bx + c = 0
(x + 15)(x) = 100
x^2 + 15x - 100 = 0
(x + 20) (x-5) = 0
The solutions are
x = -20 and x = 5
Therefore, the correct answer is option B. </span><span>The solution x = 5 should be kept, but x = –20 is unreasonable.</span><span>
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