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Help please, read question fully. geometry

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aleksley [76]3 years ago

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Answer:

30 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming the lengths are measured when B lies between A and C on a line, the segment addition theorem applies:

AC = AB +BC

42 = AB + 12 . . . . . fill in the given numbers

30 = AB . . . . . . . . . subtract 12

The length of AB is 30 inches.

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3 years ago

An arched drainage culvert can be modelled by the function:

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Compare this equation with $ax^{2} +bx+c=0$

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$x=\frac{-b+\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac } }{2}$ or

$x=\frac{-b-\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac } }{2}$

$x=\frac{191+\sqrt{191^{2}-4(1)(8190) } }{2}$ or

$x=\frac{191-\sqrt{191^{2}-4(1)(8190) } }{2}$

$x=\frac{191+\sqrt{36481-32760 } }{2}$ or

$x=\frac{191-\sqrt{36481-32760 } }{2}$

$x=\frac{191+\sqrt{3721 } }{2}$ or

$x=\frac{191-\sqrt{3721 } }{2}$

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$x=\frac{191-61}{2}$

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$x=\frac{130}{2}$

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The width of the air space is the distance between these points.

Width = $\sqrt{(x_{2}- x_{1})^{2} +( y_{2}- y_{1}) ^{2}$

= $\sqrt{(126- 65)^{2} +(136.5-136.5) ^{2}$

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