Honors Question: Consider the following story problem. Explain how to solve this using a single equation in l unknown. Explain how to solve this using 2 equations in 2 unknowns. Compare and contrast these 2 methods. A coin bank contains only nickels and dimes. The total value of the coins in the bank is $2.50. The number of nickels is 3 times the number of dimes. How many dimes are there?

square root of 36/6 = 2.449489743

square root of 16/6 = 1.632993162

square root of 6 = 2.449489743

the answer is square root of 16/6 because the square root of 36/6 is the same answer as square root of 6 = 2.449489743

c. 27 units.

step-by-step explanation:

we are told that in circle a, ∠bae ≅ ∠dae.

we can see from our given diagram that in and ;

, as these are radii of our given circle.

therefore, by sas congruence postulate.

hence, side be will be equal to side de as corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent. so we can set an equation to find the value of x as:

now let us substitute x=17 in the expression for the length of be.

therefore, length of be will be 27 units and option c is the correct choice.

step-by-step explanation: