Answer:
x = 11
Step-by-step explanation:
3/(3(2x-3)) = 2/(3x+5)
3(2x-3) = 6x - 9
3/(6x-9) = 2/(3x+5)
3(3x+5) = 2(6x-9)
9x + 15 = 12x - 18
12x - 9x = 15 + 18
3x = 33
x = 11
The sector (shaded segment + triangle) makes up 1/3 of the circle (which is evident from the fact that the labeled arc measures 120° and a full circle measures 360°). The circle has radius 96 cm, so its total area is π (96 cm)² = 9216π cm². The area of the sector is then 1/3 • 9216π cm² = 3072π cm².
The triangle is isosceles since two of its legs coincide with the radius of the circle, and the angle between these sides measures 120°, same as the arc it subtends. If b is the length of the third side in the triangle, then by the law of cosines
b² = 2 • (96 cm)² - 2 (96 cm)² cos(120°) ⇒ b = 96√3 cm
Call b the base of this triangle.
The vertex angle is 120°, so the other two angles have measure θ such that
120° + 2θ = 180°
since the interior angles of any triangle sum to 180°. Solve for θ :
2θ = 60°
θ = 30°
Draw an altitude for the triangle that connects the vertex to the base. This cuts the triangle into two smaller right triangles. Let h be the height of all these triangles. Using some trig, we find
tan(30°) = h / (b/2) ⇒ h = 48 cm
Then the area of the triangle is
1/2 bh = 1/2 • (96√3 cm) • (48 cm) = 2304√3 cm²
and the area of the shaded segment is the difference between the area of the sector and the area of the triangle:
3072π cm² - 2304√3 cm² ≈ 5660.3 cm²
We need to find out how much is worth one yard in both fabrics, so we divide $15.00 by 2 and $37.50 by 5:
$15.00 ÷ 2 = $7.50 per yard
$37.50 ÷ 5 = $7.50 per yard
As both prices per yard are the same, the answer is: <span>Yes, these fabrics have the same unit cost.</span>
