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3 years ago

Triangle abc is isosceles. what is the length of the line segment connecting the midpoints of the two sides of equal length?

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2 answers:

Tpy6a [65]3 years ago

5 0

The required relength is half of the length of AC
AC = sqrt(8 - (-2))^2 = 8 + 2 = 10

Therefore, the required length is 5.

Gre4nikov [31]3 years ago

4 0

Answer:

The correct option is A. 5

Step-by-step explanation:

The equal sides in the given figure are AB and AC

So, to find the length of the line segment connecting the midpoints of the two sides of equal length :

Find the midpoints of AB and AC

Now, By using the midpoint formula :

Midpoint of AB = (0.5, 3)

Midpoint of AC = (5.5, 3)

So, The required distance will be : Distance between (0.5, 3) and (5.5, 3)

⇒ The required distance will be = 5 units

Hence, The correct option is A. 5

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notsponge [240]

Answer:

The Taylor series for $sin^2(3 x) = - \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{-9^{n}2^{2n-1}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}$ , the first three non-zero terms are $9x^{2} -27x^{4}+\frac{162}{5}x^{6}$ and the interval of convergence is $( -\infty, \infty )$

Step-by-step explanation:

These are the steps to find the Taylor series for the function $sin^2(3 x)$

Use the trigonometric identity:

$sin^{2}(x)=\frac{1}{2}*(1-cos(2x))\\ sin^{2}(3x)=\frac{1}{2}*(1-cos(2(3x)))\\ sin^{2}(3x)=\frac{1}{2}*(1-cos(6x))$

2. The Taylor series of $cos(x)$

$cos(y) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{-1^{n}y^{2n}}{(2n)!}$

Substituting y=6x we have:

$cos(6x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{-1^{n}6^{2n}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}$

3. Find the Taylor series for $sin^2(3x)$

$sin^{2}(3x)=\frac{1}{2}*(1-cos(6x))$ (1)

$cos(6x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{-1^{n}6^{2n}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}$ (2)

Substituting (2) in (1) we have:

$\frac{1}{2} (1-\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{-1^{n}6^{2n}x^{2n}}{(2n)!})\\ \frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2} \sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{-1^{n}6^{2n}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}$

Bring the factor $\frac{1}{2}$ inside the sum

$\frac{6^{2n}}{2}=9^{n}2^{2n-1} \\ (-1^{n})(9^{n})=(-9^{n} )$

$\frac{1}{2}-\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{-9^{n}2^{2n-1}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}$

Extract the term for n=0 from the sum:

$\frac{1}{2}-\sum_{n=0}^{0}\frac{-9^{0}2^{2*0-1}x^{2*0}}{(2*0)!}-\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{-9^{n}2^{2n-1}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}\\ \frac{1}{2} -\frac{1}{2} -\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{-9^{n}2^{2n-1}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}\\ 0-\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{-9^{n}2^{2n-1}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}\\ sin^{2}(3x)=-\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{-9^{n}2^{2n-1}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}$

To find the first three non-zero terms you need to replace n=3 into the sum

$sin^{2}(3x)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{-9^{n}2^{2n-1}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}\\ \sum_{n=1}^{3}\frac{-9^{3}2^{2*3-1}x^{2*3}}{(2*3)!} = 9x^{2} -27x^{4}+\frac{162}{5}x^{6}$