Answer:
65% of 27.69 is 18.
Step-by-step explanation:
Formula = Number x 100
Percent = 18 x 100
65 = 27.69
Following shows the steps on how to derive this formula
Step 1: If 65% of a number is 18, then what is 100% of that number? Setup the equation.
18
65% = Y
100%
Step 2: Solve for Y
Using cross multiplication of two fractions, we get
65Y = 18 x 100
65Y = 1800
Y = 1800
100 = 27.69
Is the answer right?
Answer:
one solution.. your answer is correct
Step-by-step explanation:
discriminate = 900 - (4*9*25) = 0
thus only one solution
11 + box equals 19 find box
Answer:
8
Step-by-step explanation:
11 + x = 19
Subtract 11 from each side
11+x -11 = 19-11
x = 8
Answer:
8
Step-by-step explanation:
11 + box = 19
=> box = 19 - 11
.°. box = 8
Hans rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $15.95, and there was an additional charge of 77 cents for each mile driven. Hans had to pay
$207,68 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?
Answer: 249 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
First write a function that represents the amount paid for renting a truck:
Set x as each mile driven.Set y as the total amount paid.$15.95 is the base fee paid no matter the mile, meaning the rent start at $15.95, not 0.Function: y = mx + b
m = slope = amount paid for each mile driven = 77¢ = $0.77b = y-intercept = amount paid when 0 miles driven = base fee = $15.95y = 0.77x + 15.95
He paid a total of $207.68, therefore y = 207.68:
207.68 = 0.77x + 15.95
Solve the equation for x:
207.68 - 15.95 = 0.77x
191.73 = 0.77x
x = 249 miles driven
A driver starts a trip with 30 gallons of gasoline in the tank of his car. The car
burns 4 gallons for every 80 miles. Assuming that the amount of gasoline in the tank decreases linearly, write a linear function that relates the number of gallons G left in the tank after a journey of "d" miles.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We have to look at this as something as basic as combining like terms. We know that the driver starts with 30 GALLONS of gas and loses x GALLONS while driving, giving us an equation that says
Gallons of gas used = Gallons in car - gallons used; in other words, if everything is in the same label, you can subtract. We start off with 30 gallons, thus:
Gallons of gas used = 30 G
That's a start, at least. Now we need to figure out how much is burned. Remember, in order to do any subtraction at all we have to have like labels, so we need what goes after that subtraction sign to also be a label in gallons, G. The driver burns 4 gallons per 80 miles times how many miles he drives, so the expression for that is
[tex]\frac{4G}{80mi}*dmi[/tex] and what happens here is that the label of miles cancels out, leaving us with just G, which is what we're after. The whole equation then is
[tex]G=30-\frac{4}{80}d[/tex], choice 1
In 5 days she made 80 sandcastles. Each day she made 4 fewer castles than the day before. How many castles did she make each day?
Answer:
Castles made: N day 1
N - 4 day 2
N - 8 day 3
N - 12 day 4
N - 16 day 5
Total 5 N - 40 = 80
N = 24 total castles day 1
Total castles = 24 + 20 + 16 + 12 + 8 = 80
Which word phrases represent the variable expression m – 11? Choose all answers that are correct. A. 11 more than a number B. the difference of a number and 11 C. the quotient of a number and 11 D. 11 less than a number
Answer: D
Step-by-step explanation:
m – 11
A. 11 more than a number ( m+11 )
B. the difference of a number and 11 ( 11/m )
C. the quotient of a number and 11 ( m/11 )
D. 11 less than a number ( m-11 )
A manager records the repair cost for 14 randomly selected dryers. A sample mean of $88.34 and standard deviation of $19.22 are subsequently computed. Determine the 90% confidence interval for the mean repair cost for the dryers. Assume the population is approximately normal. Step 1 of 2 : Find the critical value that should be used in constructing the confidence interval. Round your answer to three decimal places.
Answer:
Hence the 90% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is [tex](79.24 , 97.44)[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that,
Point estimate = sample mean = [tex]\bar x[/tex] = 88.34
sample standard deviation = s = 19.22
sample size = n = 14
Degrees of freedom = df = n - 1 = 13
Critical value =[tex]t\alpha /2,[/tex] df = 1.771
Margin of error
[tex]E = t\alpha/2,df \times (\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } )\\= 1.771 \times (19.22 / \sqrt 14)[/tex]
Margin of error = E = 9.10
The 90% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
[tex]\bar x - E < \mu < \bar x + E\\\\88.34 - 9.10 < \mu < 88.34 + 9.10\\\\79.24 < \mu < 97.44\\(79.24 , 97.44)[/tex]
-1/2(6x-10)=1/3(6x+9)
Answer:
x = 2/5
General Formulas and Concepts:
Pre-Algebra
Distributive Property
Equality Properties
Multiplication Property of Equality Division Property of Equality Addition Property of Equality Subtraction Property of EqualityAlgebra I
Terms/CoefficientsStep-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Define
Identify
-1/2(6x - 10) = 1/3(6x + 9)
Step 2: Solve for x
[Distributive Property] Distribute parenthesis: -3x + 5 = 2x + 3[Subtraction Property of Equality] Subtract 2x on both sides: -5x + 5 = 3[Subtraction Property of Equality] Subtract 5 on both sides: -5x = -2[Division Property of Equality] Divide -5 on both sides: x = 2/5Which missing piece of information would allow the triangles in the figure to be proven congruent by AAS?
A) ∠A ≅ ∠A′
B) BC with a line on top ≅ BC with a line on top of it
C) ∠C ≅ ∠C′
D) AC with a line on top of it ≅ AC with a line on top of it
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Answer:
C) ∠C ≅ ∠C′
Step-by-step explanation:
The figures show a marked angle and side. To use AAS, we need another angle that is not adjacent to the marked side. That angle is C (or C'), so we require ...
∠C ≅ ∠C′
A scientist has acid solutions with concentrations of 4% and 15%. He wants to mix some of each solution to get 44 milliliters of solution with a 12% concentration. How many milliliters of each solution does he need to mix together?
Let x and y be the amounts (in mL) of the 4% and 15% solutions, respectively, that the scientist needs to use.
He wants to end up with a 44 mL solution, so
x + y = 44 mL
Each milliliter of 4% solution contains 0.04 mL of acid, while each mL of 15% contains 0.15 mL of acid. The resulting solution should have a concentration of 12%, so that each mL of it contains 0.12 mL of acid. Then the solution will contain
0.04x + 0.15y = 0.12 × (44 mL) = 5.28 mL
of acid.
Solve for x and y. In the first equation, we have y = 44 mL - x, and substituting into the second equation gives
0.04x + 0.15 (44 mL - x) = 5.28 mL
0.04x + 6.6 mL - 0.15x = 5.28 mL
1.32 mL = 0.19x
x ≈ 6.95 mL
==> y ≈ 37.05 mL
Please Help!! much appreciated! :D
Find the value of y.
In the largest triangle, the missing side has length
√((11 + 5)² - x ²) = √(256 - x ²)
But it's also the hypotenuse of the triangle with side lengths 11 and y, so that its length can also be written as
√(11² + y ²) = √(121 + y ²)
so that
√(256 - x ²) = √(121 + y ²)
or, by taking the squares of both sides,
256 - x ² = 121 + y ²
y ² = 135 - x ²
In the smallest triangle, you have
5² + y ² = x ² ==> x ² = 25 + y ²
Substitute this into the previous equation and solve for y :
y ² = 135 - (25 + y ²)
y ² = 110 - y ²
2y ² = 110
y ² = 55
y = √55
triangle ABC is reflected about the line Y equals negative X to give triangle ABC with vertices A (-1, 1), B (-2, -1), C (-1,0). What are the vertices of triangle ABC?
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Answer:
A'(-1, 1)B'(1, 2)C'(0, 1)Step-by-step explanation:
Reflection across the line y = -x is accomplished by the transformation ...
(x, y) ⇒ (-y, -x)
Then the images of the given points are ...
A(-1, 1) ⇒ A'(-1, 1) . . . . this point is on the line of reflection, so doesn't move
B(-2, -1) ⇒ B'(1, 2)
C(-1, 0) ⇒ C'(0, 1)
f(x) = x2
g(x) = (x +4)^2 - 1
We can think of g as a translated (shifted) version of f.
Hurry I am in summer school and almost done I need help ASAP!
Answer:
down by 1 unit and left by 4 units
Step-by-step explanation:
Given f(x) then f(x) + c is a vertical translation of f(x)
• If c > 0 then a shift up of c units
• If c < 0 then a shift down of c units
Given f(x) then f(x + a) is a horizontal translation of f(x)
• If a > 0 then a shift left of a units
• If a < 0 then a shift right of a units
Then
g(x) = (x + 4)² - 1
is f(x) shifted down by 1 unit and shifted left by 4 units
Last year, the CDC claimed there were 1700 different strains of a virus around the
world. Since then, numbers have increased by 9.7% more than what the scientists
originally estimated. How many strains are estimated currently? Round to the nearest
number.
Answer: 1865
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Claimed strains of virus is 1700
If it is increased by 9.7%
Estimated value can be given by
[tex]\Rightarrow 1700+1700\times 9.7\%\\\Rightarrow 1700(1+0.097)\\\Rightarrow 1700\times 1.097\\\Rightarrow 1864.9\approx 1865[/tex]
Thus, the estimated number is [tex]1865[/tex]
A. 12
B. 8
C.3
D.6
Please please help
Answer:B
Step-by-step explanation:
B
You are interested in finding out whether middle-aged men who have premature heartbeats are at greater risk of developing a myocardial infarction (heart attack) than men whose heartbeats are regular. Electrocardiogram (ECG) examinations are performed on all male office employees 35 years of age or older who work for oil companies in Houston. The ECG tracings are classified as irregular or regular. Five years later, myocardial infarction rates are compared between those with and those without baseline ECG irregularities. What kind of study is this?
a. Cross-sectional study
b. Case-control study
c. Prospective cohort study
d. Retrospective cohort study
e. Clinical trial
f. Community trial
Answer:
The answer is "Option C".
Step-by-step explanation:
This study looks after results including such illness growth during the trial time, and this includes additional elements such as suspected risk or source of protection (s). The study usually consists of taking and looking at such a cohort of subjects for a long time. The main advantage of these studies is knowledge accumulation and higher efficiency. Systematic reviews may suffer from choice distortion, in addition to the potential indication misinterpretation.
Equation?
Slope?
Y-intercept?
Answer:
see explanation
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation of a line in slope- intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y- intercept )
Calculate m using the slope formula
m = [tex]\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }[/tex]
with (x₁, y₁ ) = (0, - 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 2) ← 2 points on the line
m = [tex]\frac{2-(-3)}{4-0}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{2+3}{4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex]
The line crosses the y- axis at (0, - 3 ) ⇒ c = - 3
y = [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex] - 3 ← equation of line
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the following using the picture below.
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a) Two pairs of supplementary angles:
b) A pair of complementary angles:
Please explain this! Thank you!
Supplementary angles are those angles which make a sum of 180°.
Complementary angles are those angles which make a sum of 90°.
The supplementary angles are given by the straight lines making angles of 180°.
There are two straight lines CB and DE
The angles DAF and FAE are the two angles making a straight line DE
The angles CAF and FAB are the two angles making a straight line CB
The complementary angles are given by angles formed between the perpendicular lines making angles of 90°.
Angle BAF is formed by angle BAE and angle AEF
Supplementary Angle given by the straight line DE is formed by the angles DAF and FAE.
Complementary Angle BAF is formed by angle BAE and angle AEF.
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A laptop was originally sold for $975. The laptop is now on sale for $828.75.The percent markdown must have been...
Answer:
15% markdown
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the percent markdown
Take the original price minus the new price
975-828.75
146.25
Divide by the original price
146.25/975
.15
Change to percent form
15% markdown
Which graph represents the function f (x) = StartFraction 1 Over x + 3 EndFraction minus 2?
Given:
The function is:
[tex]f(x)=\dfrac{1}{x+3}-2[/tex]
To find:
The graph of the given function.
Solution:
We have,
[tex]f(x)=\dfrac{1}{x+3}-2[/tex]
It can be written as:
[tex]f(x)=\dfrac{1-2(x+3)}{x+3}[/tex]
[tex]f(x)=\dfrac{1-2x-6}{x+3}[/tex]
[tex]f(x)=\dfrac{-2x-5}{x+3}[/tex]
Putting [tex]x=0[/tex] to find the y-intercept.
[tex]f(0)=\dfrac{-2(0)-5}{(0)+3}[/tex]
[tex]f(0)=\dfrac{-5}{3}[/tex]
So, the y-intercept is [tex]\dfrac{-5}{3}[/tex].
Putting [tex]f(x)=0[/tex] to find the x-intercept.
[tex]0=\dfrac{-2x-5}{x+3}[/tex]
[tex]0=-2x-5[/tex]
[tex]2x=-5[/tex]
[tex]x=\dfrac{-5}{2}[/tex]
[tex]x=-2.5[/tex]
So, the x-intercept is [tex]-2.5[/tex].
For vertical asymptote, equate the denominator and 0.
[tex]x+3=0[/tex]
[tex]x=-3[/tex]
So, the vertical asymptote is [tex]x=-3[/tex].
The degrees of numerator and denominator are equal, so the horizontal asymptote is the ratio of leading coefficients.
[tex]y=\dfrac{-2}{1}[/tex]
[tex]y=-2[/tex]
So, the horizontal asymptote is [tex]y=-2[/tex].
End behavior of the given function:
[tex]f(x)\to -2[/tex] as [tex]x\to -\infty[/tex]
[tex]f(x)\to -\infty[/tex] as [tex]x\to -3^-[/tex]
[tex]f(x)\to \infty[/tex] as [tex]x\to -3^+[/tex]
[tex]f(x)\to -2[/tex] as [tex]x\to \infty[/tex]
Using all these key features, draw the graph of given function as shown below.
Answer:
The Answer Is A.
Step-by-step explanation:
Evaluate the given expression for x = 5 and y=5. 6x2 + 7xy + 3y?
Step-by-step explanation:
Given, x = 5
y = 5
= 6(5)^2 +7(5)(5) +3(5)
= 6(25)+7(25) +15
= 150+175 + 15
= 150 + 190
=340
Answer:
x = 12 y = 7
Step-by-step explanation:
6x^2 + 7xy + 3y
6(5)^2+ 7(5) + 7(8)y
6(5+5)+25+35 + 7(8)-7y
60+25+35+ 56-7y
y - 5 = 120 + 35 - 5 (+49y)
sqrt 150 + sqrt 49
x = 12 y = 7
The circumference of a
square orchard is 1600
meters. How many square
meters does the orchard
cover? How many hectares
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Answer:
160,000 m²16 haStep-by-step explanation:
The side length of a square is 1/4 of the perimeter, so the side length of the square orchard is (1600 m)/4 = 400 m.
The area of a square is the square of the side length, so the area of the orchard is (400 m)² = 160,000 m².
A hectare is 10,000 m², so the area of the orchard in hectares is ...
16·(10,000 m²) = 16 ha
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f(x) = −16x2 + 24x + 16
what is the vertex
Answer:
VERTEX: (0.75,25)
Step-by-step explanation:
the vertex will be at [-b/2a, f(-b/2a)]
−16x2 + 24x + 16
4(-4x^2 + 6x +4)
a = -4, b=6,c=4
-6/-8 = 3/4
f(3/4) = 25
Using a straightedge and compass, the ancient Greeks were able to construct
many geometric objects.
A. True
B. False
Answer:
A. True
Step-by-step explanation:
A triangular patch of grass in a park is bordered by walking paths. The longest path bordering the patch of grass measures 110 feet. The smallest path bordering the patch of grass measures 55 feet. The smallest angle formed by the paths bordering the patch of grass measures 29º.
What is the measure of the largest angle of the triangular patch of grass? Round your answer to the nearest
degree. Show all your work.
Answer:
76 degrees
Step-by-step explanation:
First, we can draw a picture. Two of the sides are 110 feet and 55 feet. In a triangle, the smallest angle is opposite the smallest side and vice versa. Therefore, if I have my triangle arranged in the way shown, the smallest angle of 29 degrees will be opposite of the smallest side of 55 feet.
The law of sines states that a/sinA=b/sinB=c/sinC , with corresponding angles being opposite of its corresponding side. Therefore, we can say that
55 feet/ sin(29 degrees) = 110 / sin(largest angle).
If we say that the largest angle is equal to x, we can say
55 / sin(29°) = 110/sin(x)
multiply both sides by x to remove a denominator
55 * sin(x)/ sin(29°) = 110
multiply both sides by sin(29°) to remove the other denominator
55 * sin(x) = 110 * sin(29°)
divide both sides by 55 to isolate the sin(x)
sin(x) = 110 * sin(29°) / 55
For an angle, if sin(x) = y, we can say that arcsin(y) = x. Therefore, we can say
x = arcsin(110 * sin(29°)/55)
x ≈ 76 degrees
Mr. Johnson took up an appointment with Nestle Ghana as an accountant with an annual salary of $164 million. as part of his appointment, he was promised a yearly increment of $24 million. Mr Johnson got promoted to chief accountant after six years of work with an annual salary of $300 million and yearly increment of$36 million.
calculate a) Mr. Johnson's salary in the tenth year of service.
b). Mr. Johnson's total earnings at the end of the tenth year of service.
Answer:
300 million(1+ 36 million) y
Step-by-step explanation:
Write the sum using summation notation, assuming the suggested pattern continues.
2, -10, 50, -250, +…
Is this sequence arithmetic or geometric? How do you know?
Answer:
[tex]\sum_{n = 1} 2*(-5)^{n-1}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
An arithmetic sequence is of the form:
[tex]A_n = A_{n-1} + d[/tex]
While a geometric sequence is of the form:
[tex]A_n = A_{n-1}*r[/tex]
notice that first, we have a change of sign in our sequence, so we already can discard the arithmetic sequence.
In fact, the pattern is kinda easy to see.
The first term is:
A₁ = 2
the second term is:
A₂ = -10
notice that:
A₂/A₍ = r = -10/2 = -5
The third term is:
A₃ = 50
the quotient between the third term and the second term is:
A₃/A₂ = 50/-10 = -5
Whit this we can already conclude that the n-th term of our sequence will be:
[tex]A_n = A_{n-1}*(-5)[/tex]
Then the summation will be something like:
[tex]\sum_{n = 1} A_n = A_1 + A_2 + A_3 + ... = 2 - 10 + 50 - ...[/tex]
We can write:
[tex]A_n = A_{n-1}*(-5) = (A_{n-2}*(-5))*(-5)) = A_1*(-5)^{n-1} = 2*(-5)^{n-1}[/tex]
Then the summation is just:
[tex]\sum_{n = 1} 2*(-5)^{n-1}[/tex]
Critical Thinking: Empirical/Quantitative Skills
United flight 15 from New York's JFK to San Francisco uses a Boeing 757-200 with 180 seats. Because some
people with tickets don't show up. United will overbook by selling more than 180 tickets. If the flight is not
overbooked, the airline will lose revenue due to empty seats, but if too many tickets are sold and some
passengers are denied seats, the airline loses money from the compensation that must be given to bumped
passengers. Assume that there is a 0.905 probability that a passenger with a ticket will show up for the
flight. Also assume that the airline sells 200 tickets for the 180 seats that are available.
1. When 200 tickets are sold, calculate the probability that exactly 180 passengers show up for the flight.
Show your calculation (i.e. what you put in the calculator) and round to 4 decimals.
2. When 200 tickets are sold, calculate the probability that at most 180 passengers show up for the flight.
Show your calculation (ie. what you put in the calculator) and round to 4 decimals.
3. When 200 tickets are sold, calculate the probability that more than 180 passengers show up for the flight.
Show your calculation (i.e. what you put in the calculator) and round to 4 decimals.
Answer:
1. 0.0910 = 9.10% probability that exactly 180 passengers show up for the flight.
2. 0.4522 = 45.22% probability that at most 180 passengers show up for the flight.
3. 0.5478 = 54.78% probability that more than 180 passengers show up for the flight.
Step-by-step explanation:
Binomial probability distribution
The binomial probability is the probability of exactly x successes on n repeated trials, and X can only have two outcomes.
[tex]P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}[/tex]
In which [tex]C_{n,x}[/tex] is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.
[tex]C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}[/tex]
And p is the probability of X happening.
Can be approximated to a normal distribution, using the expected value and the standard deviation.
The expected value of the binomial distribution is:
[tex]E(X) = np[/tex]
The standard deviation of the binomial distribution is:
[tex]\sqrt{V(X)} = \sqrt{np(1-p)}[/tex]
Normal probability distribution
Problems of normally distributed distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the zscore of a measure X is given by:
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
When we are approximating a binomial distribution to a normal one, we have that [tex]\mu = E(X)[/tex], [tex]\sigma = \sqrt{V(X)}[/tex].
Assume that there is a 0.905 probability that a passenger with a ticket will show up for the flight.
This means that [tex]p = 0.905[/tex]
Also assume that the airline sells 200 tickets
This means that [tex]n = 200[/tex]
Question 1:
Exactly, so we can use the P(X = x) formula, to find P(X = 180).
[tex]P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}[/tex]
[tex]P(X = 180) = C_{200,180}.(0.905)^{180}.(0.095)^{20} = 0.0910[/tex]
0.0910 = 9.10% probability that exactly 180 passengers show up for the flight.
2. When 200 tickets are sold, calculate the probability that at most 180 passengers show up for the flight.
Now we have to use the approximation.
Mean and standard deviation:
[tex]\mu = E(X) = np = 200*0.905 = 181[/tex]
[tex]\sigma = \sqrt{V(X)} = \sqrt{np(1-p)} = \sqrt{200*0.905*0.095} = 4.15[/tex]
Using continuity correction, this is [tex]P(X \leq 180 + 0.5) = P(X \leq 180.5)[/tex], which is the p-value of Z when X = 180.5. Thus
[tex]Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}[/tex]
[tex]Z = \frac{180.5 - 181}{4.15}[/tex]
[tex]Z = -0.12[/tex]
[tex]Z = -0.12[/tex] has a p-value of 0.4522.
0.4522 = 45.22% probability that at most 180 passengers show up for the flight.
3. When 200 tickets are sold, calculate the probability that more than 180 passengers show up for the flight.
Complementary event with at most 180 passengers showing up, which means that the sum of these probabilities is 1. So
[tex]p + 0.4522 = 1[/tex]
[tex]p = 1 - 0.4522 = 0.5478[/tex]
0.5478 = 54.78% probability that more than 180 passengers show up for the flight.
Find the value of x and y.
60°
6
Answer:
b .
x = 3
y = 3[tex]\sqrt3[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Using the pythagorean identities for 30-60-90° triangle,
we know the ratio of the sides is x - x√3 - 2x
Since 2x = 6
Then smallest side is x (opposite ∠30°) = 6/2 = 3
The other side y , opposite ∠60° will be x√3 or 3√3.
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Answer:
B. x = 3; y = 3√3
Step-by-step explanation:
You only need to use your sense of triangles to choose the correct answer:
x < y < 6
This relation fits only one answer choice:
x = 3, y = 3√3
_____
Additional comment
For multiple choice questions, it isn't always about working the problem. Usually, it is about knowing what the answer has to look like. The usual criteria are (a) is the answer true; (b) does the answer make sense in the context of the problem statement; (c) can you get this answer if you work the problem in detail. More often than not, the first two criteria will let you choose the correct answer without doing any detailed solving.