Exercise 1: In the right triangle below, calculate the measurement of the unknown side. Show your work.
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the fraction be .
That would mean:
(1) x+y = 19
&
(2) y+8 = 2x or 2x = y+8
In order to use substitution, we multiply equation by 2:
(3) 2x+2y = 38
Then we substitute equation (2) into (3):
y+8 + 2y = 38
3y + 8 = 38
3y = 30
y = 10
Substitute this into equation (1)
x + 10 = 19
x = 9
Therefore the fraction would be: