In grouping the answers, be sure to associate each value of x with the corresponding value of y.
17. The course of a yacht is 30 miles in length and is in the shape of a right triangle one arm of which is 2 miles longer than the other. What is the distance along each side?
Reference: The chapter on Simultaneous Quadratics in any algebra.
RATIO AND PROPORTION
1. Define ratio, proportion, mean proportional, third proportional, fourth proportional.
2. Find a mean proportional between 4 and 16; 18 and 50;
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