Triangle abc and cde are similar right triangles. which proportion can be used to show that the slope of ac is equal to the slope of ce?

a) ) = )

-1 -4 5-1

b))= 5-1

-) )

c) -)= 5-1

1-1(-1) )

b))= )

-) 5-1

Aladder that is 20ft long is leaning against the side of a building. if the angle formed between the ladder and the ground is 75 degrees how far is the bottom of the from the base of the building?

Statements reasons 1. ab ? cd; ad ? bc 1. given 2. ac ? ac 2. reflexive property 3. ? adc ? ? cba 3. ? 4. ? dac ? ? bca; ? acd ? ? cab 4. cpctc 5. ? dac and ? bca are alt. int. ? s; ? acd and ? cab are alt. int. ? s 5. definition of alternate interior angles 6. ab ? cd; ad ? bc 6. converse of the alternate interior angles theorem 7. abcd is a parallelogram 7. definition of parallelogram what is the missing reason in step 3?

Captain umaima has a ship, the h.m.s. khan. the ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate nadia and her merciless band of thieves. the captain has probability 3/7 of hitting the pirate ship. the pirate only has one good eye, so she hits the captain's ship with probability 2/5. if both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that the captain hits the pirate ship, but the pirate misses.