Answer:
x = 35/36
Step-by-step explanation:
3(x-1/4) = 13/6 Distribute
3x-3/4=13/6 Add 3/4 on both sides
3x = 35/12 Divide by 3 on both sides
x = 35/36
Base area* height
base area:
parallelogram: width*length
triangles: (height * base) /2
Answer:
The solution is x = 10 and x = -6. This quadratic could be represented in factored form as (x - 10)(x + 6) or on a graph with x-intercepts at (10,0) and (-6,0).
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve the quadratic, write the quadratic in standard form and factor the equation.
x² - 4x = 60
x² - 4x - 60 = 0
(x - 10)(x + 6) = 0
x = 10 and x = -6
Let L represent the ladder length, and x the distance the horiz. ladder reaches out from the wall. Then L = x + 3, where x is the distance of the bottom of the ladder from the wall when the top of the ladder is 9 ft. above the ground.
Consider the triangle formed by the hypotenuse (L, same as ladder length), the (vertical) side opposite the angle formed by the hypo. (with length 9 ft) and the horiz side (which we will call x). Then, according to the Pythagorean Theorem,
L^2 = x^2 + 9^2. But L = x + 3, and L^2 = x^2 + 6x + 9 = x^2 + 9^2. Solving this equation results in x=3. 6x + 9 = 9^2, or
6x + 9 = 81
6x = 72
x = 12
But L = x+3. So L=12+3, or L = 15 (feet).
