Focus on triangles DFC and DFE:
- They are both right triangles because DF is perpendicular to EC
- DC=DE
- DF is a common side
So, the two triangles are congruent. It follows that CF=FE, and in particular
And since x=3, the length of EF is
How do you convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit temperatures?
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Answer: -5/12
Step-by-step explanation: Before multiplying two fractions together by multiplying across their numerators and multiplying across their denominators, you should always try to cross-cancel as your first step.
So in this problem, the 2 and 8 cross-cancel to 1 and 4.
Also, watch out for your signs. In this problem we have a negative times a positive so we know that our answer will be negative.
Now we can multiply across the numerators and across the denominators.
So we have 5 · 1 which is 5 and 4 · 3 which is 12.
So our answer is -5/12.
Be very careful with your signs!
