The small rectangle was blown up by 5 times to turn into the bigger rectangle to put x5 in the box =)
Answer:
for a. you first shade the intersectoin between a and b the shade the intersectio
Step-by-step explanation:
"31-inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces"
Call the pieces a,b,c
a + b + c = 31
"second piece is twice as long as the first piece"
b = 2a
"third piece is one inch more than seven times the length of the first piece"
c = 1 + 7a
Ok, we have our equations, let's substitute the second and third into the first.
a + 2a + 1 + 7a = 31
10a + 1 = 31
10a = 30
a = 30/10 = 3
b = 2a = 6
c = 1 + 7a = 22
Check: 3 + 6 + 22 = 31, good
Answer: 3 inches, 6 inches, 22 inches
Use TrianCal to draw a triangle with phi as Great Piramid (minimum perimeter given 2 equal heights) = maximun stability.
NOTE: Phi=(1+√5)/2≈1.62 and acos(1/Phi)≈51.83º
