Translate the following statement into an appropriate algebraic equation: the number of adults (a) in the classroom is five less than half the number of students (s)

The triangles are similar. what is the value of x? enter your answer in the box. x = two right triangles. the larger right triangle is labeled x on the longer leg, 12 on the shorter leg and 20 on the hypotenuse. the smaller triangle is labeled 4 on the longer leg, 3 on the shorter leg, and 5 on the hypotenuse.

The long jump record, in feet, at a particular school can be modeled by f(x) = 19.6 + 2.5ln(x + 1) where x is the number of years since records began to be kept at the school. what is the record for the long jump 11 years after record started being kept? round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Is trapezoid abdc the result of a dilation of trapezoid mnpq by a scale factor of ? why or why not? yes, because ab and cd are each the lengths mn and qp. yes, because sides ab and cd are parallel to sides mn and qp. no, because ab is the length mn but cd is the length qp. no, because sides ab and cd have different slopes from sides mn and qp.