Answer:
12 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
Looking at the problem we can see that it typifies a right angled triangle. The rope running from the top of the flagpole to the hook on the ground is the hypotenuse of the triangle. Let us call this hypotenuse c. Let the distance between the hook and the foot of the flagpole be b. Let the height of the flagpole be a.
From Pythagoras theorem;
c^2 = a^2 + b^2
a^2= c^2 - b^2
a= √c^2-b^2
From the question
c= 13 metres
b= 5 metres
a= the unknown
a= √c^2-b^2
a= √(13)^2 - (5)^2
a= √169 - 25
a= √144
a= 12 meters
Answer:
9, 40 and 41
Step-by-step explanation:
All right triangle have lengths that follow the Pythagorean Theorem (a²+b² = c²). Right triangles have one angle equal to 90°. The two shorter sides form the right angle and the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse.
Using the lengths given, we can use guess and check to see what sum of two sides squared would equal a third side, or just plug them into the equation: a²+b² = c² and see what lengths fit this equation.
I recommend starting with squares you are familiar with:
9² + 40²= 81 + 1600 = 1681
Now, take the √1681 to find the length of 'c', or the hypotenuse:
√1681 = 41
Since these three lengths fit the Pythagorean Theoreom, the would form a right triangle.
Let one of the numbers be x. The other number cab then be represented as 36-x (x+36-x = 36).
The product can then be represented as y = x(36-x) or y=36x-x2
The maximum or minimum is always on the axis of symmetry which has the formula x=-b/2a.
In our case, the axis of symmetry is -36/-2, so x=18.
If one number is 18 and the 2 numbers add to 36, the other number is 18 as well.
So the 2 numbers are 18 and 18 and the maximum product is 324,
Answer:
(-5, 6) is not a solution.
Step-by-step explanation:
6=2(-5)+4
6=-10+4
-10+4=-6, not 6.
