Answer:
Andre has the correct answer. When simplified his answer is equivalent to the original equation.
Answer:
9sqrt(3) in.
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of the lengths of the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle is:
short leg : long leg : hypotenuse
1 : sqrt(3) : 2
If the short leg measures 1, then the hypotenuse measures 2.
The length of the hypotenuse is twice the length of the short leg.
The length of the long leg is sqrt(3) times the length of the short leg.
If the hypotenuse measures 18 in., then the short leg measures 9 in.
Then the long leg measures 9sqrt(3) in.
Molly got 20 because she did not follow the order of operations, so this is incorrect. Nancy got the correct answer because she multiplied 4 * 3, and then added 2, giving her 14. Molly added 3+2, and multiplied that by 4. Nancy is correct with 14.
