The ratio 20 minutes to hour can be written in the form 1:n find the value of n
1 answer:
You might be interested in
The segment marked 20 is the geometric mean of the two pieces into which it splits the hypotenuse. You get the proportion
Solving,
To find b, use the fact that b is the geometric mean of the whole hypotenuse, 21 + a, and the part that is attached to it, a.
A little arithmetic shows that
.
Solving,
To find b, use the fact that b is the geometric mean of the whole hypotenuse, 21 + a, and the part that is attached to it, a.
A little arithmetic shows that