A construction crew lengthening a road. The road started with a length of 54 miles, and the crew is adding 3 miles to the road e
ach day, Let L represent the total length of the road (in miles), and let D represent the number of days the crew has worked. Write an equation relating L to D. Then
use this equation to find the total length of the road after the crew has worked 34 days.
Equation:
Total length of the road after 34 days :
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Total length of the road after 34 days: miles
Draw a straight line from the mid point of one side to the opposite vertex.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of this line. Let b = this line (the height).
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
3^2 + b^2 = 6^2
9 + b^2 = 36
b^2 = 27
b = 5.2
Now use this formula to find the area of this triangle.
A = 1/2bh