Common knowledge: Anytime you have the same numerator, with a different denominator, the one with the bigger denominator is always smaller. For example, if had a pizza with 6 slices and a pizza with 4 slices, the one with 6 slices and smaller and the one with 4 slices and bigger. Even though 6>4 that mindset has to change when thinking about a problem like this.

Another explanation: 

If you still don’t get it, simply find a common denominator, so we’ll choose 12. Take 3/6 and multiply that by 2/2 so you get 6/12 and then take 3/4 and multiply that by 3/3 on both the (numerator and denominator) and that equals 9/12.

So now you have the expression: 6/12<9/12.

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3 years ago

How do I find the y value for point I such that DI and EI form a 3:5 ratio.

liraira [26]

3:5 ratio mean there are 8 "parts" (3 + 5 = 8)

The distance between the x-coordinates is |-3 - 5| = 8.
So each "part" is 8/8 = 1 unit long in the x-direction.
You want I to be 3(1) = 3 units from D, so the x-coordinate of I is -3 + 3 = 0.

Same deal for y.
|2 - 5| = 3 is the distance between D and E
Each part is 3/8.
3(3/8) = 9/8
2 + 9/8 = 25/8

So the point I is (0, 25/8)

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3 years ago

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