A polygon has the following coordinates: A(3,1), B(5,3), C(2,5), D(-1,5), E(-4,3), F(-2,1). Find the length of DC.
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To find the length of a line given two points, we are going to use the distance formula, which is defined below:
(
and 
are the two points)
The points in this problem are (2, 5) and (-1, 5). We can find the distance of DC by substituting these values into the distance formula and simplifying, as shown below:
- Substitute values into formula
- Combine like terms and then simplify
to 0
- Compute
- Compute
The length of DC is 3.
The set of all x values is called the domain. All the y values are called the range.
Let us denote the smaller even integer by
.
Then, the next even integer must be
.
To verify, set
as any even number, say
.
Then, the next even integer must be 2 more than this number, i.e.
.
The sum of these two consecutive even integers can be expressed as:
We are told that this sum divided by four is 189.5, i.e.
Multiplying both sides by 4 will reverse the division:
Subtracting 2 from each side will reverse the addition:
Dividing both sides by 2 will reverse the multiplication:
Therefore, the two consecutive integers must be
378 and
380.
Check this:
Step-by-step explanation:
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