So first thing you need to understand is that ABC and AFE are congruent triangles. This means we can find the other angles, based on ABC:
Angle FAE = 26.56505118 degrees
Angle AEF = 63.43494882 degrees
Angles ECD and DEC are both 45 degrees
Now, we can find the angles in ACE:
AEC = 71.56505118 degrees
ECA = 71.56505118 degrees
CAE = 36.86989764 degrees
5 1/4 - 3 1/9
5 9/36 - 3 4/36
2 5/36 is final answer
They are similar because they both are triangles. But they are not the same size.
It's a good idea to get into the habit of using <u>parentheses</u> when substituting numbers in for variables.
Since <em>a = -3</em> and <em>x = 3</em>, 5a - x is 5(-3) - (3).
5(-3) is -15 and we have (-15) - 3 which simplifies to -18.
The answer is B for that problem.
