WILL MARK BRAINLIEST IF YOU HELP ME!!!! Bobby is creating a banner for the homecoming parade. The banner consists of an isoscele
s triangle, a rectangle, and a semicircle. He wants to add sparkling lights around the trim of the banner.
What is the total length of sparkling lights he can add to the banner?
What is the total length of sparkling lights he can add to the banner?
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Length of segment of the hypotenuse adjacent to the shorter leg is 5 inches and the length of the altitude is 3 inches.
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Let the triangle be ΔABC with right angle at B. The altitude drawn from B intersects the hypotenuse AC at D. So 2 new right angled triangles are formed, ΔADB and ΔCDB.
Step 2: According to a theorem in similarity of triangles, when an altitude is drawn from any angle to the hypotenuse of a right triangle, the 2 newly formed triangles are similar to each other as well as to the bigger right triangle. So ΔABC ~ ΔADB ~ ΔCDB.
Step 3: Identify the corresponding sides and form an equation based on proportion. Let the length of the altitude be x. Considering ΔABC and ΔADB, AB/DB = AC/AB
⇒ 6/x = 12/6
⇒ 6/x = 2
⇒ x = 3 inches
Step 4: To find length of the hypotenuse adjacent to the shorter leg (side AB of 6 inches), consider ΔADB.
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⇒AD = 5 inches