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3 years ago

Find the length of line segment x. A) 4 B) 5 6 7

Mathematics

1 answer:

Korolek [52]3 years ago

4 0

Answer:

x = 6

Step-by-step explanation:

4(x + 4) = 5(3 + 5) => Intersecting Secants Theorem

4(x + 4) = 5(8)

Open the bracket

4x + 16 = 40

Subtract 16 from each side

4x + 16 - 16 = 40 - 16

4x = 24

4x/4 = 24/4

x = 6

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Artist 52 [7]

Answer:

5 units

Step-by-step explanation:

An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two legs that have the same length. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of all sides of the triangle. Now taking this into account, we know that:

2L + B = 14 units

Where:

L is the measure of one leg

B is the measure of the base

Since two legs are the same and the base is 1 less, this means the measure of each leg would be:

B = L -1

Now we have two equations:

2L + B = 14 units

B = L- 1

We plug one equation into the other and make 1 equation:

2L + (L-1) = 14 units

Get rid of the parentheses:

2L + L - 1 = 14

Combine like terms:

3L - 1 = 14

Add 1 to both sides of the equation:

3L - 1 + 1 = 14 + 1

3L = 15

Divide both sides by 3:

3L/3 = 15/3

L = 5

So the length of a leg is 5 units

Let's check!

B = L - 1

B = 5 - 1

B = 4

Then we use that to solve for the perimeter:

2L + B

2(5) + 4

10 + 4 = 14

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3 years ago

What is the area of the triangle?<br> 9 4 12

LUCKY_DIMON [66]

Answer:

13.636

Step-by-step explanation:

The area can be found using Heron's formula:

A = √(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))

where s=(a+b+c)/2.

For the given triangle, ...

a=9, b=4, c=12, s=(9+4+12)/2 = 12.5

A = √(12.5(3.5)(8.5)(0.5)) = √185.9375 ≈ 13.636

The area of the triangle is about 13.636 square units.

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3 years ago

Which ofnthe following shows the correct use of distributive property when solving 1/3(33-x)=135,2

madam [21]

Answer: OPTION C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The missing options are:

$A. (33 - x) = \frac{1}{3} * 135.2\\\\B. (\frac{1}{3} *33) - \frac{1}{3} x = \frac{1}{3} * 135.2\\\\C.(\frac{1}{3} * 33) - \frac{1}{3} x = 135.2\\\\D. (\frac{1}{3} * 33) + \frac{1}{3} x = 135.2$

In order to solve this exercise you need to remember the following:

1. The Distributive property states that:

$a(b+c)=ab+ac\\\\a(b-c)=ab-ac$

2. The multiplication of signs:

$(+)(+)=+\\(-)(-)=+\\(-)(+)=-\\(+)(-)=-$

In this case the exercise gives you the following equation:

$\frac{1}{3}(33-x)=135.2$

Since you need to solve for the variable "x" in order to find its value, the first step you must apply in the in the procedure is to eliminate the parentheses applying the Distributive property.

Then, you must multiply everyting inside the parentheses by $\frac{1}{3}$ .

Therefore,based on the explanation, you know that the correct use of the Distributive property is:

$\frac{1}{3}*33-\frac{1}{3}x=135.2$

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3 years ago

Based on a poll conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, 862 of 1013 randomly selected adults said that they always wear se

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<h3>What is confidence interval?</h3>

A Confidence Interval is defined as a range of values we are sure our true value lies within it.

<h3>What is 95% confidence interval?</h3>

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