David has a hose that is 27 ft long. he wants to cut it into two pieces so that the longer piece is 3 ft more than 2 times the length of the shorter piece. how long will each piece of hose be? enter your answers in the boxes. shorter piece: ft longer piece: ft

The CORRECT answer is

Longer Piece: 19 ft

Shorter Piece: 8 ft

56.6

step-by-step explanation:

the ratio of the perimeters is equal to the scale.

the ratio of the areas is equal to the square of the scale.

34 / 20 = k

a / 19.6 = k²

substituting:

a / 19.6 = (34 / 20)²

a = 19.6 (34 / 20)²

a ≈ 56.6

answer: answer is b.

[m < b = 120º]

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