Mathematics, 11.11.2019 08:31 destinyycooper

Geometry me .. jayden is debating whether to use a straight edge and compass or a computer drawing program to complete the construction of an equallateral triangle inscribed in a circle, which method would you recommend if his goal is to complete the construction in the least amount of time ? why would you recommend that method ? describe the differences between the steps headed for each method and provide 2 reasons your method is the best one to choose.

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Computer drawing program i reccomend it because she will get a good look at the equallateral triangle,the 2 differences with a compass &staight edge is that with a compass it will just help her out in what direction she is going and with a straight edge shell just measure itand my other reason why i recomend it is because it would be better to measure the size of it and so that way she wont mess up

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5. y=6; de=7; fg=8

6. x=4.2; jl=14.2; mn=13

step-by-step explanation:

when chords cross inside a circle, the product of the segment lengths is a constant.

5. dh×eh = fh×gh

y = gh = dh×eh/fh = 3×4/2 . . . divide by the coefficient of gh

y = 6

of course, the total chord length is the sum of the lengths of its segments.

de = dh +eh = 3+4 = 7

fg = fh +gh = 2+6 = 8

6. this problem works the same way as the previous one.

x = lk = mk×nk/jk = 6×7/10 = 4.2

jl = jk +lk = 10 +4.2 = 14.2

mn = mk +nk = 6 +7 = 13

comment on chords and secants

you can think of the points h (problem 5) and k (problem 6) as points where the chords meet. a chord is part of a secant line, a line that intersects the circle in two points. one can also consider these points (h or k) to be the points where the respective secant lines meet.

then, the product that is a constant is the product of the distance from the meeting point (h or k) to one circle intersection with the distance from that meeting point to the other circle intersection. for problem 5, the constant is the product hd×he = hf×hg.

it turns out that this rule regarding the products of lengths to points of intersection is also true when the secants intersect outside the circle.

that is, you only need to remember one rule to work both kinds of problems.

Find the value of the variable and the length of each chord for #5 and #6.

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part 1 answer = 8

part 2 answer = 72

step-by-step explanation:

part 1 explanation = add all of the numbers, then divide by how many numbers you have. so, 200/25 = 8.

part 2 explanation = not gonna lie, this is hard to explain, so just google how to do it.

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