SOLUTION: rope is square root 250 units long. it is cut into 2 pieces so the lengths are in ratio of 3:2. what is the length of the longer piece expressed in simplest radical form? do I s

Question 664969: rope is square root 250 units long. it is cut into 2 pieces so the lengths are in ratio of 3:2. what is the length of the longer piece expressed in simplest radical form? do I set it up as x/ sq.rt.250=5/3: I end up with 25*sq.rt. 10 over 3. I don't think this is right.
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is the full length.
Cut into 2 pieces at a 3:2 ratio says one piece is (3/5) and the other is (2/5) of the full length. So longer is

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