You are basically just adding, so combine like terms.
3x^2 + 5x^2 = 8x^2
6x - 2x = 4x
4 - 8 = -4
So the answer is D.
Answer:
a = 
b = 12
c = 
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the triangles are right triangles with 60 and 45 degree angles, their side lengths follow special triangles.
A 45-45-90 right triangle has side lengths
.
A 30-60-90 right triangle has side lengths
.
Starting with the top triangle which has a 60 degree angle, its side length 6 corresponds to a side length of 1 in the special triangle. It is 6 times bigger so its remaining sides will be 6 times bigger too.
Side a corresponds to side length
. Therefore,
.
Side b corresponds to side length 2, b = 2*6 = 12.
The bottom triangle has a 45 degree angle, its side length b= 12 corresponds to
. This means
was multiplied by
. This means that side c is
.
Steps:
1. calculate the values of y at x=0,1,2. using y=5-x^2
2. calculate the areas of trapezoids (Bottom+Top)/2*height
3. add the areas.
1.
x=0, y=5-0^2=5
x=1, y=5-1^2=4
x=2, y=5-2^2=1
2.
Area of trapezoid 1 = (5+4)/2*1=4.5
Area of trapezoid 2 = (4+1)/2*1=2.5
Total area of both trapezoids = (4.5+2.5) = 7
Exact area by integration:
integral of (5-x^2)dx from 0 to 2
=[5x-x^3/3] from 0 to 2
=[5(2-0)-(2^3-0^3)/3]
=10-8/3
=22/3
=7 1/3, slight greater than the estimation by trapezoids.
The percentage is 85 percent