Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
5:4:3 = x:y:2
4:3 = y:2 Cross multiply
3y = 8 Divide by 3
y = 8/3 = 2.66'
5/x = 3/2
3x = 10 Divide by 3
x = 10/3
x = 3.33
Length of the wood = 2.66 + 3.33 + 2
Length of the wood = 8 feet
This question is difficult to give a definite answer to because it's an approximation, but I estimate the solutions to be around x = 2.6 and x = -2.6.
When they ask for solutions of the graphed function they are asking for an approximation of where the graph intercepts the x-axis, and we can see it kind of intercepts in the middle of 2 and 3, except slightly closer to 3, which is why I estimated 2.6.
The graph also appears to be symmetrical, which means the solutions will be the same except one would be negative and one would be positive, which means the second solution would be -2.6.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions :)
-2.31-(-5.9)= -2.31+5.9= 3.59
