Equilateral triangle abc has a perimeter of 96 millimeters. a perpendicular bisector is drawn from angle a to side bc at point m. what is the length of mc? 16 mm 24 mm 32 mm 48 mm

16 mm  

Step-by-step explanation:

Since ABC is an equilateral triangle, all three sides are the same length.  The perimeter is found by adding together all of these equal sides; letting x represent the length of a side of the triangle, this gives us

x + x + x = 96

Combining like terms,

3x = 96

Dividing both sides by 3,

3x/3 = 96/3

x = 32

Since AM is a perpendicular bisector, it splits BC into two congruent sections. This means the length of MC, half of BC, will be 32/2 = 16.

The answer is A, 16 mm

set each factor equal to 0

4x-3 = 0

2x-1 = 0

solve for x.

4x-3=0

4x=3

x= 3/4

solve for x. 

2x-1= 0

2x= 1

x= 1/2

eventually after a few more steps, your answer should be 1/2 is less than or equal to x and 3/4 is greater than or equal to x

answer: c, the green line

step-by-step explanation:

there is no black line, eliminate b.

simple interest implies periodic payments, but the red line shows no payments, eliminate d.

simple interest has equal payments. if paid say every day, the graph is about a straight line (actually a stairstep).

the yellow line is not straight, eliminate a.

check: the green line is straight, answer is c.

simple interest with positive interest rate gives a straight line sloping up to the right. green line:

g(t) = $100 + ($200-$100) ÷ (20 years) × (t years)

= $100 + (4%/year) × ($100)(t years)

incidentally, the yellow line curving upward represents continuously compounded interest

y = $100 × 2^(t years / (14 assuming the yellow line hits $200 at 14 years. 2^0 is 1, so y(0) = $100; 2^(14/14) is 2, so y(14) = $200.