jmadison92101
jmadison92101 jmadison92101
  • 21-08-2016
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
contestada

Find the lengths of two segments whose sum is 45 and whose ratio is 2:3

Respuesta :

hxkage
hxkage hxkage
  • 21-08-2016
Take the lengths as 2x and 3x.
As per the question,
2x + 3x = 45
5x = 45
So, x = 45/5 = 9
To find the length of 1st segment : 2x = 2 * 9 = 18
And the length of the 2nd segment: 3x = 3 * 9 = 27

Hope this helps! :)
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

given: y = 3x - 4. what is the x-intercept? (0, -4) (0, 4/3) (4/3, 0) user: what is the slope of the line whose equation is y - 2/3 = 0? slope = -2/3 slope = 0
Constantinople was: a. formerly known as Byzantium b. Rome of the West c. difficult to defend as it had no city walls
which answer below adds an adverb phrase to the following sentence? no one slept.
what is it called when men poke his key into a girl's hole?
Wendy is logging the number of video game levels she wins per hour. She has determined the function to be f(x) = 6x + 9, where x represents hours and f(x) repre
solve for n. 3 (n 5) ≥ 3n 8 a. no solution b. n ≥ 23 c. n ≥ 7 d. all real numbers
0.0025 cm << in scientific notation
A neuron transfers information in the form of an electrical impulse True..or False?
In our class our class teacher gave us a project to complete in 15 days. If the teacher assigned 4 consecutive projects how many days will you have to complete
the perimeter of a rectangular painting is 368 centimeters is the length of the painting is 97 centimeters what is the width