Answer:
Thale's theorem stated that if a line parallel to the base of the triangle intersects it, the ratio of sides of the respective sides is equal
In this diagram, since the 2 horizontal lines are parallel
the ratio of the 2 sides on the left and the 2 sides on the right will be equal
Hence,
x/15 = 2/10
x = 30/10
x = 3
They are equal because you can measure the percentage as a decimal with a maximum of 1.
1. Let's call:
x: the width of the walkway.
b: 2x+16 (there is a widht "x" of the walkway on each side).
h: 2x+32 (there is a widht "x" of the walkway on each side).
A: 924 ft^2 ( the area of the pool of including the walkway).
2. The area of a rectangle is:
A=(b)(h)
b: the base of the rectangle (2x+16)
a: the height of the rectangle (2x+32)
3. Then, we have a quadratic equation:
924=(2x+16)(2x+32)
4x^2+64x+32x+512-924=0
4x^2+96x-412=0
4. We apply the quadratic formula to find the value of "x":
x=(-b±√(b^2-4ac))/2a
x=3.71
The answer is: The width of the walkway is 3.71 ft
To find the 7th term, all you have to do is plug it in the equation.
First n would equal 7 because we are looking for the 7th term.
Now, let's plug everything we know into the equation.
a7 = 2+5 * (7-1)
= 2 + 5 * 6
= 2 + 30
= 32
In conclusion, the 7th term would equal 32.
