For the answer to the question above asking <span>Melissa is helping her dad build a walkway in their backyard. The walkway will be 545454 feet long and 1.51.51, point, 5 feet wide. The local hardware store sells tiles which are 1.51.51, point, 5 by 1.51.51, point, 5 feet and come in boxes of 121212.</span>
54 dived by 1.5 is 36.
36 dived by 12 is 3.
You need 3 boxes.
Angle D is 180° -75° -45° = 60°. Drawing altitude MX to segment DN divides the triangle into ΔMDX, a 30°-60°-90° triangle, and ΔMNX, a 45°-45°-90° triangle. We know the side ratios of such triangles (shortest-to-longest) are ...
... 30-60-90: 1 : √3 : 2
... 45-45-90: 1 : 1 : √2
The long side of ΔMDX is 10√3, so the other two sides are
... MX = MD(√3/2) = 15
... DX = MD(1/2) = 5√3
The short side of ΔMNX is MX = 15, so the other two sides are
... NX = MX(1) = 15
... MN = MX(√2) = 15√2
Then the perimeter of ΔDMN is ...
... P = DM + MN + NX + XD
... P = 10√3 +15√2 + 15 + 5√3
... P = 15√3 +15√2 +15 . . . . perimeter of ΔDMN
1: Solve for either x or y in one of the equations. So x + y = -1 is y = -x -1
2: substitute the new equation in the opposite equation. So x - (-x - 1) = 7
3: distribute the negative. X + x + 1 = 7
4: combine like terms. 2x + 1 = 7
5: solve for x. Subtract 1 on both sides. 2x = 6
6: divide by 2 to get x by itself. X = 3
7: plug the new value of x into one of the ORIGINAL equations. 3 + y = -1
8: solve for y. Subtract 3 on both sides.
Y = -4
9: the solution is written as (x,y) so the solution would be (3, -4)
Just multiply 3 1/3 x 1 1/4 which is 3 and 7/12 miles well together 3 , 7/12
