SOLUTION: In this problem, they give me the diagram of a rectangle with a diagonal dividing it in two triangles. Each corner is labeled with A, B, C, and D.
The perimeter of a rectangle
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: In this problem, they give me the diagram of a rectangle with a diagonal dividing it in two triangles. Each corner is labeled with A, B, C, and D.
The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 cm. The perimeter of each of the triangles is 24 cm. The diagonal of the rectangle is 2 cm longer than the longer side of the rectangle.
How do you write a system of three questions in three unknowns?
How do you simplify the system to a system of two equations in two unknowns?
And how can I write an augmented matrix for the system?
This is what I've done so far:
2a+2b=28
a+b+x=24
2+a=?
Thankyou&Happy New Year!!
This question is from textbook Prentic Hall Mathematics Algebra 2
Found 2 solutions by Mathtut, stanbon:
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let L and W be the sides of the rectangle and Z be the diagonal
:
2L+2W=28.....eq 1
L+W+Z=24.....eq 2
L+2=Z........eq 3
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take Z's value of L+2 from eq 3 and plug it into eq 2
:
L+W+(L+2)=24--->2L+W=22....revised eq 2
:
now we have 2 eq with 2 unknowns
:
augmented matrix
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 cm. The perimeter of each of the triangles is 24 cm. The diagonal of the rectangle is 2 cm longer than the longer side of the rectangle.
Let shorter side be a; let longer side be b: let diagonal be c
Equations:
2a + 2b = 28
a + b + c = 24
c = b + 2
write a system of three questions in three unknowns
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Rearrange the equations:
2a + 2b + 0 = 28
a + b + c = 24
0 + b - c = -2
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simplify to a system of two equations in two unknowns?
let b = c+2
Then you get:
2a + 2(c+2) + 0 = 28
a + c+2 + c = 24
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Rearrange:
2a + 2c = 24
a + 2c = -2
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write an augmented matrix for the system?
2...2..|..24
1...2..|..-2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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