Hello!
To graph this, you will want to create two points based off of the equation. You plug an x-value into the equation, and you put the y-value outcome with it as an ordered pair. You do this twice, giving you two points to connect.
For example, let's plug in an x-value 1, giving us (1,y)
y= 1-3 (We remove the absolute value)
y=-2 (Subtract)
This gives us one point, (1,-2)
Let's try using -2 as another point.
y= 2-3 (Remove absolute value)
y= -1 (Subtract)
This gives us the point (-2,-1)
To graph, you would draw a straight line through the points (1,-2) and (-2,-1). Note you could do this with any x-value and you would get the same line.
I hope this helps!
If the triangles are similar, then the sides are proportionate and the bases are as well. Set up the proportion like this, with side lengths on top and base lengths on bottom:
. Cross multiply to get 4x = 60. That means that x = 20.
3.579 is greater.
It is relatively closer to 4 than the other number. 3 and 3 are equal, 5 and 5 are equal, but 7 is greater than 6. Hope this helps :)
