(x-4)² + (x-2)² = x²
(x² - 8x + 16 ) + (x² - 4x + 4) = x
2x² -12x + 20 = x
2x²-12x + 20 - x = 0
2x² - 13x + 20 = 0
(2x-5) (x-4) = 0
2x-5 = 0
2x = 5
x = ⁵/₂
x-4 = 0
x = 4
so x₁ = ⁵/₂ , and x₂ = 4
Since the triangle is an equilateral triangle we know all of it's sides must be the same length, with that in mind the angles that make up the triangle must be equal as well. Knowing that a triangle's three interior angles make up 180 degrees we know that the size of each angle must be one third of this (as each angle must be equal).
180/3 = 60
then we may split the triangle along it's altitude into two special right triangles
more specifically two 30-60-90 triangles.
this means that the side with 30 degrees will be some value "x" where the side for 60 degrees will be related as it is "x*sqrt(3)" and the hypotenuse (which would be the side of the triangle) would be proportionally "2x"
this would mean that the altitude is the side associated with the 60 degree angle as such we can solve for "x" using this.
12= x*sqrt(3)
12/sqrt(3)=x
4sqrt(3)=x (simplifying the radical we get "x" equals 4 square root 3)
now we may solve for the side length of the triangle which is "2x"
2*4sqrt(3) -> 8sqrt (3)
eight square root of three is the answer.
Answer:
x = 32 y = 16 z = 64
Step-by-step explanation:
x is the 1st number
y is the 2nd number
z is the 3rd number
The first number is twice the second number so
x = 2 y
The third number is twice the first number.
z = 2 x
Their sum is 112
x + y + z = 112
Plus in what we know:
x + y + z = 112
2 y + y + 2x = 112
3y + 2x = 112 Let's solve for y and subtract 2x from each side
3y = 112 - 2x Divide both sides by 3
y = 
Now plug our answer back in to solve for x.
x = 2y
x = 2 ( )
x = (224 - 4x) / 3 Multiply each side by 3.
3x = 224 - 4x Add 4x to each side
3x + 4x = 224
7x = 224 Divide each side by 7
7x / 7 = 224 / 7
x = 32
Now we can solve for z.
z = 2x
z = 2 ( 32 )
z = 64
Now we can solve for the numerical value of y.
x + y + z = 112
32 + y + 64 = 112
96 + y = 112 Subtract 96 from each side.
y = 112 - 96
y = 16
