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OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

Help me

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alright, first, what do you think the answer is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And also, do you know how to cross multiply?

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

yes i do but i dont understand the whole question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alright, so in this question, they are asking you to find X, with only the numbers and tools they give you below to put as the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They give you a square root sign, and numbers.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So, first let's see what we get for (3/x) Divided by (x/4)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can Cross multiple 3 (a numerator) and 4 (The denominator of the other equation) and get 12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now, we have X, cross multiply X by X, and you'll get X squared

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

right i got that far but after that i got stuck

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alright, so 12 is in fact equal to X squared. BUT, we have to find what is equal to X

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So in order to do this, since X is x^2, we can square root it, and get the SquareRoot of X=The Square Root of 12.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Like 4^2=36, The square root of 4^2 is equal to the square root of 36.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4^2=16***

OpenStudy (anonymous):

We know that the square root of X squared is X. An example is that the square root of 5 squared, is in fact 5.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now we have to find the square root of 12.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know how to do that?

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

6

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

6*2=12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not quite. 6 Times 6 is not equal to 12. When you are finding the square root, think about finding two numbers that multiplies to get the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Or in other terms, find a number multiplied by itself equals 12.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does any number multiplied by itself equal 12, that's not a decimal?

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

there isnt one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Correct, so since there isn't a number multiplied by itself that equals 12, we have to simplify the square root of 12 further.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The easiest way to do this is by finding any two numbers, (preferably the lowest common multiples) that equals 12.

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hm, can you think of a smaller fact than Six that can get you to 12?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

factor*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What about 4 and 3? Since 4*3=12

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

1,2,3,4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 and 3 are the lowest factors you can multiply together to get 12, so lets work from there

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now, we simplified 12 a little bit, so we have \[\sqrt{12}=\sqrt{4*3}\] simplified.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But it can be simplified a little bit further. but first let's get together all of our factors still in the equation. We square rooted X squared already to get X, and we're working on The other equation. So right now we have \[X=\sqrt{4*3}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you understand how we got 4 times 3 and why it's still under the square root sign?

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

yup

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alrighty, we're almost finished,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Now, we have to simplify the square root a little bit further. We can do this by finding the square root of One of the numbers that is under the radical.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You know which number that is?

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

4 can go down to 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Correcto. Where does the 2 go in the equation now? Does it go inside the radical or outside? Since we just found the square root of 4 and got it.

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

in place of the 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is the two inside the radical in place of the four, or outside the radical, right next to the square root of 3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Like, is it \[\sqrt{2*3}=x \] or \[2\sqrt{3}=X\]

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

out side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Correcto, so do you think we can simplify the equation anymore without forming any decimals?

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Correct, so what is the final answer?

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

\[2\sqrt{3}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Correct! That's the answer to the question.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So \[x=2\sqrt{3}\]

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

thank you so much

OpenStudy (anonymous):

np

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just tag me in another question if you need my help again!

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

i have about 3 more if u can help me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sure

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alright, so in this question we are given one side length, and all 3 angles.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The question says that it's a 30 60 90 triangle, and gives us the location of 30 degrees and 90 degrees already.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know the equation \[ \frac{ a }{ Sin A }=\frac{ b }{ Sin B }=\frac{ c }{Sin C }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Lets change it up a bit to make it a little bit more familiar.

OpenStudy (countrygirl1431):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sorry about that, my internet stopped working momentarily for some odd reason!

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