document.write( "Question 394666: A rope is √(250) units long. The rope is cut into two pieces, so that the lengths of the pieces are in the ration 2:3. What is the length of the longer piece expressed in simplest radical form? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #279982 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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the ratio of the largest part to the whole is $\"3%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Fsqrt%28250%29+=+3%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%283%2F5%29%2Asqrt%28250%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+%283%2F5%29%2A5%2Asqrt%2810%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+3%2Asqrt%2810%29\"$ answer \n" ); document.write( "

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