The easiest way to solve this is to divide the shape into 2 rectangles.
The first rectangle being the big one on the left with the 12 and 6
and the second one being the little one on the right, next to it with the 5
So 12 x 6 = 72 (dont pay attention to the 7, 5, or 10, because all we need is 1 length and 1 width)
And for the smaller one it is a little bit trickier.
So on the bottom we see that is says 10ft, but we cant use that because what we really need is the measurement between the 5 and 7 on the top of the little rectangle
At the top we see that it says 6ft
We can do 10-6 to find the missing measurement.
Because the length of the whole like is 10, and the length of one of the little lines is 6, so the length of 6 + some number =10
So 10-6 = 4
Which means the number we need is 4
So now we have 5 x 4 = 20
72 + 20 = 92
Answer: 92
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6.32ft per inch (rounded to the hundredth place).
You can get this number by dividing the total number of feet by the total number of inches
We are given the height of Joe which is 1.6 meters, the length of his shadow is 2 meters when he stands 3 meters from the base of the floodlight.
First, we have to illustrate the problem. Then we can observe two right triangles formed, one is using Joe and the length of the shadow, the other is the floodlight and the sum of the distance from the base plus the length of the shadow. To determine the height of the floodlight, use ratio and proportion:
1.6 / 2 = x / (2 +3)
where x is the height of the flood light
solve for x, x = 4. Therefore, the height of the floodlight is 4 meters.
2(b+3) = 2
2b + 6 = 2 ( -6 )
2b = -4 ( / 2)
b = -2
Top:
x / (x + 1) - 1 / x
= [x^2 - (x +1)] / x(x+1)
= (x^2 - x - 1 ) / x (x+1)
Bottom:
x / (x + 1) + 1 / x
= [x^2 + (x +1)] / x(x+1)
= (x^2 + x + 1 ) / x (x+1)
Now you have:
(x^2 - x - 1 ) / x (x+1)
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(x^2 + x + 1 ) / x (x+1)
= (x^2 - x - 1 ) / x (x+1) * x (x+1) / (x^2 + x + 1 )
= (x^2 - x - 1 ) /(x^2 + x + 1 )
Answer:
x^2 - x - 1
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x^2 + x + 1