The aorta is the largest artery in the human body. In the average adult, the aorta attains a maximum diameter of about 1.18 inch
es where it adjoins the heart. What is the maximum diameter of the aorta in centimeters? Use the conversion equivalency of 2.54 cm (centimeters) = 1 inch.
Well we know that 1 inch is 2.54 cm. But how wide is .18? Lets do .18 x 2.54 to get 0.4572. Now lets add 2.54 + 0.4572 to get 2.9972. This means that the maximum width of the aorta is 2.9972 cm. Hope this helped :)
First, factor the expression on the top. What two numbers add to get 8 and multiply to 15? 5 and 3! so the top expression factors to (x+3)(x+5). You can cancel the x+3 from the denominator and end up with x+5. Make sense?
