The smaller of two numbers is 2 less than 3/4 the larger. The sum of the two numbers is 47. Find the value of the numbers.
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Please consider the attached file.
We can see that triangle JKM is a right triangle, with right angle at M. Segment KM is 6 units and segment MJ is 3 units. We can also see that KJ is hypotenuse of right triangle.
We will use Pythagoras theorem to solve for KJ as:
Now we will take positive square root on both sides:
Therefore, the length of line segment KJ is and option D is the correct choice.
