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Answer:
a) ∆RLG ~ ∆NCP; SF: 3/2 (smaller to larger)
b) no; different angles
Step-by-step explanation:
a) The triangles will be similar if their angles are congruent. The scale factor will be the ratio of any side to its corresponding side.
The third angle in ∆RLG is 180° -79° -67° = 34°. So, the two angles 34° and 67° in ∆RLG match the corresponding angles in ∆NCP. The triangles are similar by the AA postulate.
Working clockwise around each figure, the sequence of angles from lower left is 34°, 79°, 67°. So, we can write the similarity statement by naming the vertices in the same order: ∆RLG ~ ∆NCP.
The scale factor relating the second triangle to the first is ...
NC/RL = 45/30 = 3/2
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b) In order for the angles of one triangle to be congruent to the angles of the other triangle, at least one member of a list of two of the angles must match for the two triangles. Neither of the numbers 57°, 85° match either of the numbers 38°, 54°, so we know the two triangles have different angle measures. They cannot be similar.
Answer:
pi, the square root 72
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
14.4 lb
Step-by-step explanation:
In a see-saw in equilibrium, the torque generated by one side needs to be the same generated in the other side. The torque is calculated by the product between the mass and the distance to the center of the see-saw.
The torque generated by the child is:
T1 = 60 * 3 = 180 lb*feet
So, the torque generated by the weight needs to be higher than T1 in order to lift the child.
The lowest mass is calculated when the mass is in the maximum distance, that is, 12.5 feet from the center.
So, we have that:
T2 = 180 = mass * 12.5
mass = 180/12.5 = 14.4 lb
So the lowest weight is 14.4 lb
Answer:
Step 1 is incorrect
Step-by-step explanation:
True, because of the Triangle Inequality Theorem.
To test if you could construct a triangle, make sure the following inequalities are true.
9 + 4 > 11
9 + 11 > 4
4 + 11 > 9.
