"Two times longer" is taken to mean "two times as long".
The rectangle can be divided into two squares of area 7.5, so the short side is
... √7.5 ≈ 2.739
Answer:
x = 18
Step-by-step explanation:
(whole secant) x (external part) = (whole secant) x (external part)
(6+x)6 = (8+10)* 8
6*(6+x) = 8(18)
Divide each side by 6
6+x = 8(18)/6
6+x = 8*3
6+x = 24
Subtract 6 from each side
6+x-6 =24-6
x = 18
Answer:
C
Step-by-step explanation:
Notice that there is a little triangle formed by the lines on the right side of the diagram.
Let's find the angle measures of the triangle. One of them has a supplementary angle of 96 degrees, which means that the actual interior angle is 180 - 96 = 84 degrees.
Another angle has a supplementary angle of 137, which means that the actual interior angle of the triangle is 180 - 137 = 43 degrees.
Finally, we have the expression 2x - 23, which is an exterior angle. By definition, this exterior angle is equal to the sum of the interior angles of the triangle that do not include its supplementary angle. In other words:
2x - 23 = 84 + 43
Now we just solve for x:
2x - 23 = 84 + 43 = 127
2x = 127 + 23 = 150
x = 150/2 = 75 degrees
The answer is 75 degrees, or C.
