4b. Laura has a 12-foot ladder. The safety instructions recommend the
base of the ladder be placed 4 feet from the base of the wall. How highwill the ladder be able to reach on the wall? WRITE YOUR ANSWER AS A SIMPLIFIED RADICAL. (HINT: Use the abbreviation sqrt to mean "square root of." For example an answer might look like 5sqrt3, and be read "five times the square root of 3".)
Answer:
see below
Step-by-step explanation:
1.)
(0, 4)
(1, 7)
y = 3x + b
(4) = 3(0) + b
b = 4
y = 3x + 4
Rate of change: 3 initial value: 4
2.)
(0, -5)
(1, -3)
y = 2x + b
(-5) = 2(0) + b
b = -5
Rate of change: 2 initial value: -5
We have similar triangles so
12/x = (12+78)/(x+13)
We can skip some algebra by doing the ratio on the pieces. We'll show it works at the end.
12/x = 78/13
x = 12(13)/78 = 2
We check
12/2 = 6
(12+78)/(2+13) = 90/15 = 6, good
Answer: x=2
In mixed form, It is write as: Quotient Remainder / Divisor
So, compare it with 2 1/2
Quotient = 2
In short, Your Answer would be 2
Hope this helps!
