A stained-glass window is shaped like a right triangle. The hypotenuse is 15feet. The length of one leg is three more than the other. Find the lengths of the legs.

let us build equation for unknown legs

If we keep the length pf one leg as x

the other leg would be x +3

so we can build a relationship using pythagoras theorem

x^2 + (x+3)^2 = 15^2

x^2 + x^2 + 6x + 9 = 225

2x^2 + 6x + 9 = 225

2x^2 + 6x+ 9-225 = 0

2x^2 + 6x - 216 = 0

x^2 + 3x - 108 = 0 dividing whole equation by 2

x^2 + 12x - 9x - 108 = 0

x ( x + 12 ) - 9 (x + 12) = 0

(x -9) ( x +12) = 0

solutions for x are

x = 9 or x = -12

as lengths cannot be negative

one side length is 9cm

and other which is( x + 3)

9 + 3

12cm

answer: ratio of volume of cone (with 3 times the height and equal diameter) to volume of cylinder is 2 to 1. the value of π is not used.

step-by-step explanation:

radius is diameter/2 = 4.

area of circle is π r^2.

volume of cylinder is height × area of base = hπr^2 = 3(4^2) π = 48π cubic inches.

not knowing the formula for volume of cone, i calculate it using calculus (which is for calculating things).

volume of cone is integral 0 to h area(y) dy. area(y) is π r(y)^2. r(y) runs r to zero as y runs zero to h, r(0) = r, r(h) = 0.

r(y) = r - r/h y

area(y) = π (r - r/h y)^2 = π (r^2 - 2r^2y/h + r^2y^2/h^2) = π r^2(1-2y/h+y^2/h^2)

antiderivative area(y) = π r^2 (y-y^2/h+y^3/(3h^2))

integral 0 to h = π r^2(h-h^2/h+h^3/(3h^2) - (0)) = π r^2(h - h + h/3) = π r^2(h/3) = π/3 r^2 h

volume of this cone is π/3(4^2)18 cubic inches.

= 6 16 π = 96π cubic inches.

cone has twice the volume, 96/48.

cone height is 6 times the cylinder.

ratio of volume formula: π r^2 cancels.

cone over cylinder ratio is 6h/3 to h, 2 to 1.

c. side angle side. u shares the same sides