Answer: <em>x</em> = 20
Step-by-step explanation:
If line <em>m</em> is parallel to line <em>n</em>, the two angles given will be congruent because they will be alternate exterior angles (which are congruent).
This means we will set them equal to each other and solve for <em>x</em>.
Given:
(4<em>x</em> - 23) = (2<em>x</em> + 17)
Add 23 to both sides of the equation:
4<em>x</em> = 2<em>x</em> + 40
Subtract 2<em>x</em> from both sides of the equation:
2<em>x</em> = 40
Divide both sides of the equation by 2:
<em>x</em> = 20
(-1,2) is where it will intersect
Y = mx + b
m is your slope AKA rate of change
b is the y intercept.
from the graph we can see that the y intercept (b) is 15. (look at the y axis and see what point the line crosses on the y, here it is 15, in-between 10 and 20)
slope is rate of change. to figure this out remember slope = rise over run:
so pick two points. how much does one point rise after the other point you picked? In the graph it rises 1 square so rise = 1
Now looking at the same two points, how far away from each other are they on the x axis? Looking at the graph they are 2 squares away from each other. so run = 2
Now plug these numbers into the rise over run formula:
Now we have everything we need to put into our formula for a line:
For number 16 you should get:
after you do the same steps again yourself
Answer: 4.8 ft
To answer this question you need to know how much shadow: actual height ratio. Flagpole is having 8 ft shadow with 20 ft actual height. The ratio should be= 8 ft: 20 ft= 0.4
Then multiply the ratio with the oak tree shadow. The equation would be:
0.4 x 12 ft= 4.8 ft