Answer:
x = 144
Step-by-step explanation:
What you need to remember about this geometry is that all of the triangles are similar. As with any similar triangles, that means ratios of corresponding sides are proportional. Here, we can write the ratios of the long leg to the short leg and set them equal to find x.
x/60 = 60/25
Multiply by 60 to find x:
x = (60·60)/25
x = 144
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<em>Comment on this geometry</em>
You may have noticed that the above equation can be written in the form ...
60 = √(25x)
That is, the altitude from the hypotenuse (60) is equal to the geometric mean of the lengths into which it divides the hypotenuse (25 and x).
This same sort of "geometric mean" relation holds for other parts of this geometry, as well. The short leg of the largest triangle (the hypotenuse of the one with legs 25 and 60) is the geometric mean of the short hypotenuse segment (25) and the total hypotenuse (25+x).
And, the long leg of the large triangle (the hypotenuse of the one with legs 60 and x) is the geometric mean of the long hypotenuse segment (x) and the total hypotenuse (25+x).
While it can be a shortcut in some problems to remember these geometric mean relationships, you can always come up with what you need by simply remembering that the triangles are all similar.
Answer:
Amount of fencing: 32 feet
Amount of soil: 63 square feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Fencing: In a rectangle, the opposite side is the same length. So we do:
9+7+9+7 = <u>32 feet</u>
Soil: The soil is the area. Area is equal to length times width. Length is 9 and width is 7, so we do:
9 x 7 = <u>63 feet squared</u>
Answer:
A. 4/5
Step-by-step explanation:
The red dot is on 0.8
0.8 as a fraction is 4/5
Answer:
see explanation
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
tan a = 
= 
We require the hypotenuse h
Using Pythagoras' identity
h² = 9² + 40² = 81 + 1600 = 1681 ( take square root of both sides )
h = 
= 41 , thus
sin a = 
= 
cos a = 
= 
Answer:
<h2>S.A. = 225 ft²</h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
We have
the rectangle 12ft × 6ft
two triangles with the base b = 12ft and the height h = 8ft
two triangles with the base b = 6ft and the height h = 9.5ft.
The formula of an area of a rectangle l × w:
Substitute:
The formula of an area of a triangle:
Substitute:
The Surface Area:
Substitute:
