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Answer:
C, 20 units
Step-by-step explanation:
We see that both angles QRS and QTR are 90 degrees. In addition, angles SQR and RQT are equivalent (because they're both angle Q).
By AA Similarity, we know that triangle QTR is similar to triangle QRS.
With this similarity in mind, we can look at the ratios of corresponding lengths to set up a proportion. QR from triangle QTR is the hypotenuse, and it corresponds to hypotenuse QS from triangle QRS. So, we can write the ratio x/(9 + 16) = x/25.
Now, we see that long leg QT of triangle QTR corresponds to long leg QR of triangle QRS. So, another ratio we can write is: 16/x.
Finally, we set these two ratios equal to each other:
Cross-multiplying, we get: .
Thus, x = . The answer is C, 20 units.
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Answer:
x = -5
Step-by-step explanation:
Since these two triangles are similar, the ratio between the corresponding lengths of each triangle will be the same.
This means the ratio between one side of each triangle (e.g. AD and DC) will be the same as the ratio between a different side of each triangle (e.g. BE and BC).
So, to create an equation for the sides which contain the unknown 'x', we must first find the ratio between the two sides by using a different set of sides.
On the right side we are given 9 for AD, and 18 for DC.
9/18 = 0.5
This means that the extra length of the larger triangle from the smaller one (AD) is half the length of the smaller triangle (DC). We can use this to make an equation for x:
If AD/DC = 0.5, then BE/EC will also = 0.5
BE = x+23
EC = x+41
Therefore:
Now we can solve by multiplying both sides by x+41 to eliminate the fraction:
Now we multiply out the brackets and move the terms to different sides:
And if we substitute the -5 into the equations:
-5+23 = 18
-5 + 41 = 36
We will see that -5 does indeed give us the same ratio between the lengths:
18/36 = 0.5
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Answer:
C) 405.3 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
A triangle is a polygon with three angles and three sides. Types of triangle are scalene, isosceles, equilateral, right angled triangle.
Given a triangle with angles A, B, C and the corresponding sides directly opposite to the angles as a, b, c. The sine rule states that:
In the triangle formed by point C, ship B and ship A, we have ∠A = 82°, ∠B = 78°, c = AB = 140 ft. Hence:
∠A + ∠B + ∠C = 180° (sum of angles in a triangle)
82 + 78 + ∠C = 180
∠C + 160 = 180
∠C = 20°
Using sine rule:
a = distance from Ship B to the signal fire at point C
