3 and 3 1/5 because the median is always in the middle
AB = 30 in and BC = 50 in.
We use Pythagorean theorem to solve this. Since AN is an altitude, this means that it is perpendicular to BC. This means BN and AN are the legs of one right triangle, with AB being the hypotenuse:
18²+24² = AB²
324 + 576 = AB²
900 = AB²
Take the square root of both sides:
√900 = √AB²
30 = AB
NC and AN form the legs of the other right triangle, with AC being the hypotenuse:
24²+NC² = 40²
576 + NC² = 1600
Subtract 576 from both sides:
576 + NC² - 576 = 1600 - 576
NC² = 1024
Take the square root of both sides:
√NC² = √1024
NC = 32
BC = BN + NC = 18 + 32 = 50
Answer:
3 1/5
Step-by-step explanation:
8/1 = 8
8/1 * 2/5 = 16/5
16/5 = 3 1/5
The triangle proportionality theorem is
If a line parallel to one side of a triangle intersects the other two sides of the triangle, then the line divides these two sides proportionally.
So to prove QT parallel to RS, we have to show
Substituting the values, we will get
Which are not equal, therefore the lines are not parallel .
