Apiece of rope 5m long is cut into two pieces so that one piece is three fifths as long as the other. find the length of each piece

Length of pieces are 3.125 m and 1.875 m

Step-by-step explanation:

A piece of rope 5m long is cut into two pieces so that one piece is three fifths as long as the other.

Length of pieces be a and b.

Total length = 5 m

That is

            a + b = 5

One piece is three fifths as long as the other

Substituting

             0.6 b + b = 5

                  1.6 b = 5

                      b = 3.125 m

            a = 0.6 x 3.125 = 1.875 m

Length of pieces are 3.125 m and 1.875 m

false

step-by-step explanation:

false.   two legs of the trapezoid would be congruent, but the other two would not.   were all the legs congruent, then we'd have a square; were the 2 shorter sides congruent and the 2 longer sides also congruent, we'd have a rectangle.