Answer:
- shortest: 3 ft
- other: 4 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The right triangle with hypotenuse 5 that has legs that differ by 1 is the 3-4-5 right triangle. The legs are 3 ft and 4 ft.
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<em>Alternate solution</em>
If you have never heard of a 3-4-5 right triangle, you can figure the leg lengths algebraically using the Pythagorean theorem. Let x represent the length of the "other" leg. Then the shortest is (x-1). The Pythagorean theorem tells you ...
5^2 = (x)^2 +(x -1)^2
25 = 2x^2 -2x +1
12 = x^2 -x = x(x -1)
Factors of 12 that differ by 1 are 3 and 4 or -3 and -4. We want x to be positive, so the value of interest is x=4
The "other" leg is 4 ft; the shortest leg is 3 ft.
To find slope, we must find the change in y values divided by the change in x values, also called the rise/run. This is modeled below:
Slope = m = (y1 - y2)/(x1-x2) = (6-(-3))/(1 - (-6)) = (6+3)/(1+6) = 9/7
We can check that this answer is correct by consulting the graph. The graph shows a positive correlation (means that the slope should be positive), and if you count the graph unit squares, you get that the graph moves up 9 squares and over 7 squares between the two points shown, letting us know we got the right answer.
Hope this helps!
Answer:
shawn
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Answer:
-7
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