Answer:
- shortest: 3 ft
- other: 4 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The right triangle with hypotenuse 5 that has legs that differ by 1 is the 3-4-5 right triangle. The legs are 3 ft and 4 ft.
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<em>Alternate solution</em>
If you have never heard of a 3-4-5 right triangle, you can figure the leg lengths algebraically using the Pythagorean theorem. Let x represent the length of the "other" leg. Then the shortest is (x-1). The Pythagorean theorem tells you ...
5^2 = (x)^2 +(x -1)^2
25 = 2x^2 -2x +1
12 = x^2 -x = x(x -1)
Factors of 12 that differ by 1 are 3 and 4 or -3 and -4. We want x to be positive, so the value of interest is x=4
The "other" leg is 4 ft; the shortest leg is 3 ft.
This kind of hard to explain without an example, so I'll do my best...
All you have to do is isolate a variable on one side of the equals sign without a coefficient. Ex: x=2y+3 The x is all alone and ready to go into the second equation.
Substitute into the second equation. Ex: 2x+5=3 Substitute: 2(2y+3)+5=3
I hope this helps!
Answer:
y= 2/3 x
Step-by-step explanation:
First plot the points on a Cartesian plan
You will notice a straight line passing through the origin (0,0)
Find the gradient of the line;
m=change in y/change in x
m=2-0/3-0 =2/3
Find the equation of the line
y-2/x-3 =2/3
3(y-2) = 2(x-3)
3y-6= 2x-6
3y=2x-6+6
3y=2x
y=2/3 x + 0
Answer:
6
Step-by-step explanation:
From the blue graph of f(x) we can see that the function value is -6 when x = 6. Similarly, g(5) = -5.
Then: 4*f(6) - 6*g(5) becomes:
4*(-6) - 6*(-5), or
-24 + 30 = 6
Answer:
40 black bears
Step-by-step explanation:
Hope it helps.
5 per sample
8 samples
5 x 8 = 40 black bears
