Short Answer D The point here is that the angle on the left (64o) produces a longer base line than the angle (35o) on the right. That means you need to set up your inequality to reflect that. It's a neat, but tricky question.
x + 7 > 2x - 5 Add 5 to both sides. 5 + 7 + x > 2x 12 + x > 2x Subtract x from both sides. 12 > 2x - x 12 > x
The minimum distance is when the thirty five degree angle becomes 0. The distance cannot be less than 0, however.
