Solve 1/3 x = - 4/5 A) 4/15 B) - 4/15 C) -2 2/5 D) 2 2/5
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Answer:
x =
Step-by-step explanation:
The altitude of the triangle must equal 4 because it is a right triangle with another leg of 3 and a hypotenuse of 5 (reason is due to the pythagorean theorem)
Therefore, the triangle on the right has legs of 4 and 7 and, again, use the phythagorean theorem to find 'x' (the hypotenuse)
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16 + 49 =
65 =
x = sq rt 65