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We can divide 78 by 5 to clear the fraction and get the decimal 15.For decades, studying for the SATs meant poring through thick paperbacks the size of phone books and/or slogging through practice tests and questions. We need a Common Denominator of 5, so we multiply 13/1 (13 as a fraction) by 5: Since we're trying to find AC, we add 13 + 13/5. So we'll take sides DE corresponding to BE, because we have the measure of both.
"Next, we'll set up proportions to solve for the length of EC." That means take two corresponding sides of each triangle and set them equal to each other, and one of those sides will be the one we're trying to find, which is EC. "Then, you'll need to recognize that the smaller triangle is similar" to the bigger triangle and "△AED is similar to △CEB" Okay, not too bad. Square Root of both sides (to clear the x^2) makes 13 = x (Because sq rt of 169 = 13)Īlso, you could remember that 5-12-13 is a common Pythagorean Triple.Īnyway, that makes the Hypotenuse of the big triangle AE = 13. Oh man - that's a heck of a question! Okay let's see.Īlright so "Since we're dealing with right triangles, you'll need to use the Pythagorean theorem to figure out the missing side length of the big triangle".
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