Find the x.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Remark

You are going to use the Pythagorean Theorem. The trick is to find the length of the leg making up the base of the triangle.

That base is equal to the difference between the two bases.

Solution

The base of the triangle = 2x + 1 - (x + 3)      Remove the brackets.

base = 2x + 1 - x - 3

base = x - 2

Now the height of the trapezoid is also the second leg of the triangle. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem.

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

a = x - 2

b = x + 4

c = 2x

4x^2 = (x - 2)^2 + (x + 4)^2                              Expand the brackets

4x^2 = x^2 - 4x + 4 + x^2 + 8x + 16                Collect like terms

4x^2 = 2x^2 + 4x + 20                                    Subtract the right side from the left.

4x^2 - 2x^2 - 4x - 20 = 0

2x^2 - 4x - 20 = 0                                            Divide by 2

2x^2/2 - 4x/2 - 20/2 = 0              

x^2 - 2x - 10 = 0

x = - b +/- sqrt(b^2 - 4*a*c)/ 2a

a = 1

b = - 2

c = - 10

x = (- -2 + / - sqrt((-2)^2 - 4*(1)*(-10) ) / 2

x = (2 + / - sqrt(4 + 40 ))/2                      Only the plus root has any meaning.

x = ( 2 + sqrt(44 ) )/2

x = ( 2 + 2*sqrt(11) ) / 2

x = 1 + sqrt(11)

sqrt(11) = 3.3166

x = 1 + 3.3166

x = 4.3166

start with a line segment pq that we will copy. mark a point r that will be one endpoint of the new line segment. set the compasses' point on the point p of the line segment to be copied. adjust the compasses' width to the point q. the compasses' width is now equal to the length of the line segment pq.

step-by-step explanation:

1 ?

step-by-step explanation:

u said 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1*0 so ur adding 1 but then multiplying by 0 so its 0 but then u said 1*0+1 so now ur adding 1 so the answer is juan ?

~leah