There are two triangles, a big triangle and a small triangle that is inside the big triangle. Because the base of the triangles are parallel to each other( indicated by the arrow), and the small triangle is perfectly inside the bigger triangle, the sides of the triangles are proportional.
It is know that the base of the small triangle is 3.5, and the hypotenuse of the small triangle is 7cm. it is also known that the the hypotenuse of the big triangle is (7+8)=15 and the base of the big triangle is unknown.
Since the triangles are proportional,
to find the base of the big triangle
base(big)/hypotenuse(big)=base(small)/hypotenuse(small)
Plug in the numbers
x/15=3.5/7
x/15=1/2
x=15/2
x=7.5
The length of the base of the big triangle is 7.5cm
Answer:
The graph will show an initial value that is lower on the y-axis
Step-by-step explanation:
The exponential function has the next general form:
where <em>a</em> is the initial amount and <em>b</em> is the base.
If the <em>a</em> value in the function is decreased, but remains greater than 0, the y-intercept of the curve decrease.
I believe it should be .3 because its rounded to the nearest tenth
X = 5, y = -2
-x +3 = 2x - 12
-3x = -15
3x = 15
x = 5
y = -5+3
y=-2
