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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
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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
The northbound car has traveled a distance of 6.2 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1:
The eastbound car has traveled a distance of 5 miles and if a straight line is drawn between the two car's positions it would measure 8 miles.
This forms a triangle which has a hypotenuse measuring 8 miles while one of the other sides measures 5 miles.
Assume the distance traveled by the northbound car is x miles.
Step 2:
According to Pythagoras' theorem,
So the northbound car has traveled a distance of 6.244 miles. Rounding this off, we get 6.2 miles.