Answer:
8 inches
48 inches
total 56 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
x+6x = 56
7x = 56
Divide by 7
7x/7 = 56/7
x = 8
The smaller piece is x inches or 8 inches
The larger piece is 6x inches or 6*8 =48 inches
8+48 = 56 inches
The total length is 56 inches
Answer:
Addition.
Step-by-step explanation:
Addition was used to add 5 to both sides, leaving x by itself.
My guess is that you're doing the Law of Cosines? You have everything you need for that except the angle theta, which is the thing you need to find. It's set up like this: (8)^2 = (10)^2 + (5)^2 -[2(10)(5)cos A] I used A instead of theta. Doing that math, you have: 64 = 100 + 25 -[ 100 cos A]; 64 = 125 - 100 cos A;
-61 = - 100 cos A; -61 / -100 = cos A; .61 = cos A. Now use your inverse function on your calculator to find cos^-1(.61) and that equals 52.4
