How do I find x and y in special right triangles?

The number of 8th graders who responded to a poll of 6th grade and 8 th graders was one fourtg of the number of 6th graders whi responded if a total of 100 students responddd to the poll how many of the students responded were 6 th graders

Aflagpole broke in a storm. it was originally 8 1 81 feet tall. 2 8 28 feet are still sticking straight out of the ground, where it snapped, but the remaining piece has hinged over and touches the ground some distance away. how far away is the end of the pole from the base of the pole along the ground?

Which equation represents a direct linear variationa. y=x2b. y=2/5xc. y=1/xd. y=x+3