When Daniel left his house in the morning, his cell phone battery was partially charged. Let B
B represent the charge remaining in Daniel's battery, as a percentage,
t
t hours since Daniel left his house. The table below has select values showing the linear relationship between
t
t and
B
.
B. Determine how much battery life Daniel's phone would have 1.5 hours after leaving his house.
t
t
B
B
1
1
27.5
27.5
2.5
2.5
19.25
19.25
4
4
11
11

Statement reason 1. δabc is similar to δced. given 2. 3. definition of slope 4. slope of slope of definition of slope 5. slope of × slope of multiplying the slopes 6. slope of × slope of substitution property of equality 7. slope of × slope of simplifying the right side the table contains the proof of the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines. what is the reason for statement 2? a. parallel line segments that meet a common perpendicular line are proportional in length. b. the lengths of vertical and horizontal sides in congruent triangles are in a common ratio. c. trigonometric identities determine the lengths of the legs in a right triangle. d. corresponding side lengths in similar triangles are proportional in length.