Technology comes from the Greek root 
, meaning art or craft.
For the Greeks, a straightedge and compass was technology.
The nice thing about a straightedge and compass construction of any length is that there's always a corresponding algebraic form consisting of natural numbers combined via addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and square rooting (of positive numbers). So we get an "exact" answer, at least using radicals.
Compare that to the typical calculating technology we use today where the square roots turn into approximations. The calculator is worse, turning an exact answer into an approximation.
Straightedge and compass constructions play a large role in the development of mathematics but they're not really better, it's just how things went. By restricting ourselves to straightedges (linear equations) and compasses (circles, quadratic equations) we restricted the possible lengths we could construct. Understanding exactly how propelled mathematics forward for a couple of thousand years.
If the triangles are similar, the base should be 24 inches. The legs on the first triangle are 12 inches. To get 36 inches (the other triangle), we multiply 12 by 3. 12 x 3 = 36. Because you did that to the legs, you must also do it to the base. 8 x 3 = 24. Therefore, the base of the second triangle is 24 inches.
Answer:
1. 8.5 yards.
2. $42.5
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that Sue buys 5 pieces of fabric. Each piece is 
yards long.
1. To find the total length of fabric bought by Sue we will multiply length of each fabric piece by 5.
Therefore, Sue bought 8.5 yards of fabric.
2. 1 yard of fabric costs $5.
So 8.5 yards of fabric will cost : 5*8.5
Therefore, the cost of total fabric bought by Sue is $42.5.
Answer:
Letters A, M, and T
Step-by-step explanation:
All of these letters have a point of symmetry.
For this, we need to find the area of the larger rectangle (The room) and subtract from that the area of the smaller, shaded rectangle (The rug).
A=LW (L=Length, W=Width, A=Area)
The larger rectangle first:
A=(15)(10)
A=150 feet squared
Now the Rug:
A=(12)(7)
A=84 feet squared
Now to find the area that is NOT covered by the rug, we subtract:
150-84
= 66 feet squared will NOT be covered by the rug.
Hope this Helps!
-Sinnamin
