Nichole and Mindy are sisters. Their parents give them an allowance

Call the triangle ABC, with the right angle at B, the hypotenuse AC=25, and the given leg AB=10. The altitude to the hypotenuse can be BD. Since the "other leg" is BC, we believe the question is asking for the length of DC.

The right triangles formed by the altitude are all similar to the original. That means ...

AD/AB = AB/AC . . . . . . ratio of short side to hypotenuse is a constant

Multiplying by AB and substituting the given numbers, we get ...

AD = AB²/AC = 10²/25

AD = 4

Then the segment DC is ...

DC = AC -AD = 25 -4

DC = 21 . . . . . centimeters

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3 years ago

Terry needs to carry a pole that

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Answer:

Yes, The pole will fit through the door because the diagonal width of the door is 10.8 feet, which is longer than the length of the pole.

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the Pythagorean Theorem, ( $a^2+b^2=c^2$ ) we can measure the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Since the doorway is a rectangle, and a rectangle cut diagonally is a right triangle, we can use Pythagorean Theorem to measure the diagonal width of the doorway.

Plug in the values of the length and width of the door for a and b. The c value will represent the diagonal width of the doorway:

$6^2+9^2=c^2$

$36+81=c^2$

$117=c^2$

Since 117 is equal to the value of c multiplied by c, we must find the square root of 117 to find the value of c.

$\sqrt{117} =10.8$

$10.8=c$

Yes, The pole will fit through the door because the diagonal width of the door is 10.8 feet, which is longer than the length of the pole, measuring 10 feet.

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3 years ago

Claire traveled 701 miles. She drove 80 miles every day. On the last day of her trip she only drove 61 miles. Write and solve an

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Answer:

Claire traveled for 9 days.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total Distance traveled = 701 miles

Distance traveled each day = 80 miles

Distance traveled on last day = 61 miles

We need to find the number of days Claire traveled.

Solution:

Let the number of days Claire traveled be denoted by 'd'.

Now we can say that;

Total Distance traveled is equal to sum of Distance traveled each day multiplied by number of days and Distance traveled on last day.

framing in equation form we get;

$80d+61=701$

Now Subtracting both side by 61 using Subtraction Property of Equality we get;

$80d+61-61=701-61\\\\80d = 640$

Now Dividing both side by 80 we get;

$\frac{80d}{80}=\frac{640}{80}\\\\d=8$

Hence Claire traveled 80 miles in 8 days and 61 miles on last day making of total <u>9 days</u> of travel.

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3 years ago