A 100-inch pipe is cut into two pieces. One piece is three times the length of the other. Find the length of the shorter piece.

we have three similar triangles, because each has a right angle and shares an angle.   let's write the angles in order: opposite to short leg, long leg, hypotenuse.

cab similar to bad similar to cbd

or as ratios,

ca: ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

we also know

ac = ad + cd

(ad+cd): ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

(ad+cd)/cb=cb/cd

we have cb=6, ad=5 and seek x=cd.

we reject the negative root and conclude x=4

answer: 4

false

step-by-step explanation:

the reason i say this is because for a certain length of sides you can pick any two and the length is wither equal or greater than the third side and in this case it's not.

3 + 5 = 8

8 is smaller than 9 which is the third side.

hope this : )

step-by-step explanation:

20-2= what

we know that

major arc is defined as the bigger arc connecting two points on the edge of a circle. measure of major arc is always more than ° or π radian

in this problem

the mayor arc is bac

find the ratio of the measure of the major arc to the measure of the minor arc

therefore

the answer is the option