ΔABC is a 45 - 45 - 90 triangle. The pattern of its sides is as follows:
Each leg = 1 unit (and both legs are that way, since the triangle is isosceles - so two sides are the same)
Hypotenuse = √2 units.
So if we know either leg, we multiply by √2 to get the hypotenuse. In reverse, we divide by √2 if we know the hypotenuse to get the measurement of a leg.
Our problem tells us that the hypotenuse AC is 10 units. We divide 10 by √2 to get the measurement of leg AB. Since it's a 45 -45 - 90 triangle, AB = BC.
to rationalize the radical
Thus, each leg is 5\sqrt{2} [/tex].
Answer:
Its already simplified.
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
9 3/4
Step-by-step explanation:
Strategy: first cancel the fraction part of the mixed number, then subtract the remaining fraction from the integer obtained.
10 1/2 - 3/4 = 10 1/2 - 1/2 - 1/4
= 10 -1/4
= 9 3/4
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Strategy: turn the subtracted fraction into a whole number by adding 1/4 to both parts of the problem, then subtract the whole number.
10 1/2 - 3/4 = (10 1/2 +1/4) -(3/4 +1/4)
= 10 3/4 -1
= 9 3/4
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We assume that you know that 1/2 + 1/4 = 3/4, or 3/4 -1/2 = 1/4. If you need to, you can get there by using the equivalent: 1/2 = 2/4.
Since distance equals speed times time (d = st), we have
t = d/s
where d = 120 miles and s = 15 miles per hour
t = d / s
t = 120 / 15
t = 8
It will take 8 hours to drive 120 miles at a speed of 15 miles per hour.
