A proportion looks like this:
It means that the quantity a,b,c and d are in the same proportion: the ratio between a and b is the same ratio between c and d.
They are particularly useful in situation when you have an example given, and you want to extrapolate the relationship for another couple.
For example, you can think of the following problem: "Five apples cost 2 dollars. How much will 8 apples cost?"
You can build the proportion
And then solve it for x:
Answer:
x=7
Step-by-step explanation:
potato^3
<h3>
Answer: -i</h3>
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Explanation:
i = sqrt(-1)
Lets list out the first few powers of i
- i^0 = 1
- i^1 = i
- i^2 = -1
- i^3 = i*i^2 = i*(-1) = -i
- i^4 = (i^2)^2 = (-1)^2 = 1
By the time we reach the fourth power, we repeat the cycle over again (since i^0 is also equal to 1). The cycle is of length 4, which means we'll divide the exponent over 4 to find the remainder. Ignore the quotient. That remainder will determine if we go for i^0, i^1, i^2 or i^3.
For example, i^5 = i^1 because 5/4 leads to a remainder 1.
Another example: i^6 = i^2 since 6/4 = 1 remainder 2
Again, we only care about the remainder to find out which bin we land on.
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Turning to the question your teacher gave you, we have,
739/4 = 184 remainder 3
So i^739 = i^3 = -i
<h3>
-i is the final answer</h3>
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Side notes:
- if i^a = i^b, then a-b is a multiple of 4
- Recall that the divisibility by 4 trick involves looking at the last two digits of the number. So i^739 is identical to i^39.
Because there was a pay rise, we can write the equation as x+0.04x = 24.492 and solve for x.
x+0.04x = 24.492
1.04x = 24.492
x=23.55
His original pay was £23.55
Answer:
3/9 because theyre both equivalent to 1/3
