A ticket to see your favorite baseball team costs $43.54. That price decreases by $0.33 for every game lost during the regular
season. What equation could you use to find the cost C of a ticket after L losses? Represent the total change in the cost of a ticket after the team loses 41 games. What is the price of a ticket after the team loses 41 games?
In a right angle, the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the longest side. Here, the longest side is 25, the shorter sides are x and x+5.
The length of a side must be a positive number, so x=15. The answer is C.