Descartes was able to construct the product and quotient of two quantities using similar triangles. Suppose AB is taken to equal 1, and one wants to multiply BD by BC (see the figure on the right). Join AC and draw DE parallel to CA. 1. Show that BE is the product of BD and BC.

2. Similarly, given two lengths BE and BD, construct the quotient length.

Agraphic designer created a logo on eight and a half by 11 inch paper. in order to be placed on a business card, the logo needs to be one and 7/10 inches by 2 and 1/5 in. what is the scale factor of the dilation

James wants to promote his band on the internet. site a offers website hosting for $4.95 per month with a $49.95 startup fee. site b offers website hosting for $9.95 per month with no startup fee. for how many months would james need to keep the website for site a to be a better choice than site b?

Titus works at a hotel. part of his job is to keep the complimentary pitcher of water at least half full and always with ice. when he starts his shift, the water level shows 4 gallons, or 128 cups of water. as the shift progresses, he records the level of the water every 10 minutes. after 2 hours, he uses a regression calculator to compute an equation for the decrease in water. his equation is w –0.414t + 129.549, where t is the number of minutes and w is the level of water. according to the equation, after about how many minutes would the water level be less than or equal to 64 cups?