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Answer is 1.5 square meters</h3>
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Work Shown:
The portion of the fabric that is laying across the ground is 2 meters. The portion of the fabric from the ground to the highest point (along the fabric's edge) is 1.5 meters, half of that is 0.75 meters and this is the length of the shadow. We can see this by forming a 30-60-90 triangle. The hypotenuse is 1.5 meters, the short leg is 0.75 meters. The short leg is always half of the hypotenuse of any 30-60-90 triangle, and the short leg is opposite the 30 degree angle.
So this shadow has length of 2 meters and 0.75 meters, making its area be 0.75*2 = 1.5 square meters when the sun is directly overhead at 12 noon
I believe the answer is 54%.
Hope this helps!
Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored
<span>Equation at the end of step 2 :</span> 6x2 - x - 4 = 0 <span>((2•3x2) - x) - 4 = 0
</span><span>Step 2 :</span>Trying to factor by splitting the middle term
<span> 2.1 </span> Factoring <span> 6x2-x-4</span>
The first term is, <span> <span>6x2</span> </span> its coefficient is <span> 6 </span>.
The middle term is, <span> -x </span> its coefficient is <span> -1 </span>.
The last term, "the constant", is <span> -4 </span>
Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant <span> <span> 6</span> • -4 = -24</span>
Step-2 : Find two factors of -24 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is <span> -1 </span>.
<span><span> -24 + 1 = -23</span><span> -12 + 2 = -10</span><span> -8 + 3 = -5</span><span> -6 + 4 = -2</span><span> -4 + 6 = 2</span><span> -3 + 8 = 5</span><span> -2 + 12 = 10</span><span> -1 + 24 = 23
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Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored
<span>Equation at the end of step 2 :</span><span> 6x2 - x - 4 = 0 </span>
