Explanation:
Let the equation be
a
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c
. To factorize multiplication of a and c i.e. ac so that sum of factors, if ac is positive (and difference if ac is negative) is equal to b. Now split b into these two components and factorization will be easy.
Since they are right triangles use Pythagorean Theorem.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 where c is the hypotenuse.
a. 12^2 + b^2 = 13^2
144 + b^2 = 169
subtract 144 from both sides
b^2 = 25
take the square root of both sides
t = 5 This is also know as a Pythagorean Triple 5-12-13
b. a^2 + 9^2 = 12^2
a^2 + 81 = 144
subtract 81 from both sides
a^2 = 63
take the square root of both sides
a = √63
a = √(9 * 7)
a = 3√7
c. 6^2 + 9^2 = c^2
36 + 81 = c^2
117 = c^2
take the square root of each side
c = √117
c = √(9*13)
x = 3√13
30% of the 250 participants were French.
To find how many this is, convert the percent to a decimal and multiply the decimal by the total number of participants.
30% = 0.3
0.3 • 250 = 75
75 of the participants were French.
