Juan found four pieces of wire in his tool drawer. here are the lengths (in centimeters)

17, 18.1, 11.8, 3.03

what is the total length of the four pieces of wire?

49.93

Step-by-step explanation:

17 + 18.1 + 11.8 + 3.03 = 49.93

geometry: triangles

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

25.45584

answer: no

step-by-step explanation: because the big angle will spread away the 2 side that it is on and make the opposite side even longer.