Question

How do i do this?

Answer 1

can you tell me the length of AB?

Answer 2

im not sure how to find it

Answer 3

do you know the distance formla?

Answer 4

yes its \[d =\sqrt{(x2-x1)^{2}+(y2-y1)^{2}}\]

Answer 5

good so just apply that to find AB

Answer 6

is it 4?

Answer 7

it is indeed, now do the same thing for BD

Answer 8

7

Answer 9

good, now what is \[\frac{ AB }{ BD }\]

Answer 10

4/7?

Answer 11

yep! that's all there is to it! How about you try the next one by yourself?

Answer 12

okay!

Answer 13

5/3 is the next one

Answer 14

are you doing 21?

Answer 15

yeah

Answer 16

ok so what is the length of AE?

Answer 17

10

Answer 18

ok and what is the length of EC

Answer 19

6

Answer 20

good so for your answer since you simplified it I would write the prior answer and the simplified answer because you are correct but some teachers want to see both

Answer 21

okay i will, and i did the next one and got 6/4, or 3/2, is that correct?

Answer 22

I just wanted to see how you arrived at your conclusion

Answer 23

let me look real quick

Answer 24

and yes that is correct, now for the last one

Answer 25

any ideas?