Triangular Prism. It has 3 rectangular faces and 2 triangular bases
Inconsistent system of equation consists of equations whose graphs do not intersect (they are parallel lines) and there is no solution.
Dependent system of equations consists of equations that are same (their graph is the same) but written in different form.
Let us analyze the equations:
5x+<span>10y+15z=60 (1)
</span>2x+4y+6z=60 (2)
<span>x+2y+3z=60 (3)
We can divide the first one by 5 </span><span>to obtain the same left side as in equation (3), and to see if they are dependent:
x+2y+3z=12
</span>which is not the same as <span>x+2y+3z=60.
</span>They are not dependent (they are independent).<span>
We can divide the second one by 2 to obtain the same left side as in equation (3), and to see if they are dependent:
</span><span>x+2y+3z=30 (2) divided by 2
which is not the same as </span><span>x+2y+3z=60. They are not dependent (they are independent).
The graphs of the three functions are parallel so, they are inconsistent.
Solution: inconsistent and independent
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If you draw a diagonal from upper left to lower right, you divide the figure into two triangles. One is a 3-4-5 right triangle (with area = (1/2)*3*4 = 6). The other is a 5-5-4 isosceles triangle.
The altitude of the isosceles triangle (upper left vertex to side 4) can be found from the Pythagorean theorem as
.. altitude = √(5^2 -2^2) = √21
So, the area of the isosceles triangle is
.. (1/2)*4*√21 = 2√21
The sum of the areas of the two triangles matches selection C.
