x (wagon loads)y (watermelons) 18 216 324 432 During the summer, Sarah picks watermelons for her uncle. The table shows the number of wagon loads, x, and the number of watermelons Sarah can haul, y. What is the unit rate in watermelons per wagon load? A)2 B)4 C)8 D)16

a negative exponent is translated as follows:

so, we have

5

step-by-step explanation:

the correct option is 2.

step-by-step explanation:

according to the given information triangle abc is a right angle triangle with right angle at a. segment ab is 5 and segment ac is 7. point d is on segment bc and angles adb and adc are right angles.

it is given that triangles abd, cad, and cba are similar.

two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are proportional.

in triangle cba, using pythagoras theorem

                      )

triangle abd and cba are similar,

                            (2)

triangle cad and cba are similar,

                      )

using (1), (2) and (3), we get

hence proved.

therefore option 2 is correct.