Answer:
Brain
Step-by-step explanation:
First I am going to assume that these are both right triangles based off of look and because it is much easier. Without it you have to use law of sines or law of cosines...
So to find x you must first find y which can be done simply by using the pythagorean theorem. This theorem is defined as the sum of the squared legs is equal to the sum of the hypotenuse or x^2 + y^2 = z^2
If we substitute in the known values 16^2 + y^2 = 20^2 and solve for y we get that y = sqrt(20^2 - 16^2), this then simplifies to y = 12
Finding x is much more annoying, the easiest way I can immediately see is to find the upper angles by doing sin(16/20) and then 90 - sin(16/20) since the complementary angle is the one you want. I don't have a calculator or a trig table with me right now but I will tell you that x will be equal to 12 ÷ the inverse cosine of the angle (90degrees - sin(16/20)).
I am pretty sure the answer is D though because we know for sure y = 12 and x has to be greater than y because the hypotenuse must be larger than both legs. It could be E but you won't know unless you do the math for x. So it is either D or E but I would be surprised if a Professor made you do all of the work just to say it doesn't work...
Answer:
shirt = $20
sweater = $35
Step-by-step explanation:
This question would be solved using simultaneous equation
Let the price of sweater be represented by a
Let the price of shirt be represented by b
The following equations can be derived from the question
2a + 4b = 150 equation 1
4a + 3b = 200 equation 2
Multiply equation 1 by 2
4a + 8b = 300 equation 3
Subtract equation 2 from 3
5b = 100
divide both sides of the equation by 5
b = 20
substitute for b in equation 1
2a + 4(20) = 150
2a + 80 = 150
collect like terms
2a = 150 - 80
2a = 70
divide both sides by 2
a = 35
Price of sweater = $35
Price of shirt = $20
