The heights of the mountains in a mountain range are less than 20,000 feet. Write an inequality to represent the heights of the
mountains, h, in this mountain range.
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Look at the picture.
To find the area of triangle DBC we need to find its base, x, and its height, h.
Triangle ABC is a right triangle, so using the Pythagorean theorem we can find x.
Now look at triangles ABC and DBH. They both are right triangles and have the same angle α. That means they're similar and their corresponding sides are proportional. The ratio of the side opposite to angle α to the hypotenuse is the same in both triangles - so the ratio of h to 1 is the same as the ratio of 3 to 5.
The base x is 4, the height h is 3/5. Calculate the area:
The area of triangle DBC is 6/5.
To find the area of triangle DBC we need to find its base, x, and its height, h.
Triangle ABC is a right triangle, so using the Pythagorean theorem we can find x.
Now look at triangles ABC and DBH. They both are right triangles and have the same angle α. That means they're similar and their corresponding sides are proportional. The ratio of the side opposite to angle α to the hypotenuse is the same in both triangles - so the ratio of h to 1 is the same as the ratio of 3 to 5.
The base x is 4, the height h is 3/5. Calculate the area:
The area of triangle DBC is 6/5.