Weighing in at about a ton on their 14th birthday the average t-rex grew 4.6 pounds per day from the age 14 to 18 years! using the arithmetic sequence formula an = (2000 + (n − 1)4.6) lbs what did the average t-rex weigh on his 18th birthday?

we have three similar triangles, because each has a right angle and shares an angle.   let's write the angles in order: opposite to short leg, long leg, hypotenuse.

cab similar to bad similar to cbd

or as ratios,

ca: ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

we also know

ac = ad + cd

(ad+cd): ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

(ad+cd)/cb=cb/cd

we have cb=6, ad=5 and seek x=cd.

we reject the negative root and conclude x=4

answer: 4

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step-by-step explanation:

1. 5/1

2. 10/16

3. 90/2

4. 1/20

5. 3/1

6. 14/24

7. 1/4

8. 18/10

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