Answer:
4.8 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: The largest frog in the world is goliath which is 12 inches long.
The smallest frog is about 2.5 as long as the goliath.
Lets assume the length of smallest frog be "x".
As given, smallest frog is about 2.5 as long as the goliath.
∴ we can form equation as
Solving the equation to find the value of x
Dividing both side by 2.5
⇒
∴
Hence, the length of smallest frog is 4.8 inches.
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Answer:
(2.27, 0.96)
Step-by-step explanation:
The orthocenter is the point of intersection of altitudes of the triangle. The equation for an altitude is the equation of a line through a vertex that is perpendicular to the opposite side.
For example, the line perpendicular to side AC can be found as ...
(∆x, ∆y) = C-A = (3, -1) -(-4, 2) = (7, -3)
∆x(x -h) +∆y(y -k) = 0 . . . . perpendicular through point (h, k)
For side AC, we want the point to be B(4, 5), so the equation is ...
7(x -4) -3(y -5) = 0
7x -3y -13 = 0
Similarly, the altitude to side AB can be written as ...
(∆x, ∆y) = B -A = (4, 5) -(-4, 2) = (8, 3)
8(x -3) +3(y +1) = 0
8x +3y -21 = 0
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By the "cross multiplication method", the solution to these equations is ...
x = (-3(-21) -(3(-13))/(7(3) -8(-3)) = (63+39)/(21+24) = 102/45 = 2 4/15 ≈ 2.27
y = (-13(8) -(-21)(7))/45 = 43/45 ≈ 0.96
The orthocenter is near (2.27, 0.96).
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A graphing application confirms this result.
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<em>Additional information about the cross multiplication method</em>
For the general form equations ...
The "cross multiplication method" has you write the array ...
and form the "cross products" in groups of four coefficients:
D = ae -db, X = bg -ec, Y = cd -ga
Then the solution to the set of equations is ...
1/D = x/X = y/Y ⇒ x = X/D, y = Y/D
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<em>Additional note</em>
Videos of this method show you writing the array as bcab/egde and using the final equation x/X=y/Y=1/D. The above gets the same result in a more straightforward manner.
