Why not start out by writing a linear relationship for the plant height?
h(m) = 10 + 3m, where h is the height in mm and m is the time in years, starting from zero (0).
After 8 months, the plant height is h(8) = 10 mm + 3(8) mm, or 34 mm.
After 3 years (36 months), the plant ht. is h(36) = 118 mm.
Simplifying x + 3 + x + 4 = x + 7 + 2x + 7 Reorder the terms: 3 + 4 + x + x = x + 7 + 2x + 7 Combine like terms: 3 + 4 = 7 7 + x + x = x + 7 + 2x + 7 Combine like terms: x + x = 2x 7 + 2x = x + 7 + 2x + 7 Reorder the terms: 7 + 2x = 7 + 7 + x + 2x Combine like terms: 7 + 7 = 14 7 + 2x = 14 + x + 2x Combine like terms: ...
answer: The wingspan is 36 m.
Using a proportion to solve this, we write the scale factor as a ratio first: 19/38, since 19 is the size of the model's length and 38 is the real length. For the second ratio, we have 18 for the size of the model wingspan and x for the real wingspan:
19/38 = 18/x
Cross multiply:
19*x = 38*18
19x = 684
Well each angle in a rectangle is 90°, so if x is an angle, it's 90°
I hope that helps!
