Bertha and Vernon are competing in a diving competition. Bertha's dive ended -28 m from the starting platform. Vernon's dive end
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Set up the equation as follows:
150x represents the dog's speed, 100x represents the squirrel's speed, and 200 represents the distance the squirrel has on the dog. x is the amount of minutes that elapse.
Subtract 100x from both sides.
Divide both sides by 50.
It will take the dog 4 minutes to catch up with the squirrel.
150x represents the dog's speed, 100x represents the squirrel's speed, and 200 represents the distance the squirrel has on the dog. x is the amount of minutes that elapse.
Subtract 100x from both sides.
Divide both sides by 50.
It will take the dog 4 minutes to catch up with the squirrel.
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To solve this question we will make use of the "Triangle Angle Bisector Theorem", which states that, "An angle bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the opposite side in two segments that are proportional to the other two sides of the triangle."
Thus, in our question, we will have:
The above equation can be rearranged as:
...(Equation 1)
If we have a proper look at the denominator which is , we note that in
,
Thus, (Equation 1) wil give us:
<u>Therefore, LB= 12 feet</u>
