A rectangular frame has a diagonal with a length of 20 inches and a longer side with a length of 15 inches Which of the following is closest to the length of its shorter side?
(1) 9.7 inches
(3) 13.2 inches
(2) 11.9 inches
(4) 14.8 inches

(3)13.2

Step-by-step explanation:

c²=a²+b²

20²=15²+b²

20²-15²=b²

400-225=b²

175=b²

b=√175

b=13.2inches

since your problem is x^4 = 81, what you have to undeo is the "to the fourth power" part.

the inverse (opposite operation) of "to the fourth power" is "to the fourth root".

  (x^4) ^ ¼   = 81 ^ ¼  

  81 = 3^4     so (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ 1   = 3

by hand: (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ (4 x ¼) = 3 ^ 1   = 3   (when you take a power to a power, multiply the exponents.)

or, do it by calculator. one way of finding the fourth root is to use ^ (1/4)

step-by-step explanation:

whole numbers.

step-by-step explanation:

we are given the average monthly rainfall (in millimeters) model r(m) for the years 1900-2009 as a function of the month number m.

as we can see m is taken for the number of months for years 1900-2009.

we know that number of months can't be a negative number or decimal number or a fraction.

so, the number of months could be only positive whole numbers.

therefore, whole numbers is more appropriate for the domain of r.