The world famous gambler from Philadelphia, Senor Rick, proposes the following game of chance. You roll a fair die. If you roll a 1, then Senor Rick pays you $25. If you roll a 2, Senor Rick pays you $5. If you roll a 3, you win nothing. If you roll a 4 or 5, you must pay Senor Rick $10, and if you roll a 6, you must pay Senor Rick $15. Is Senor Rick loco for proposing such a game? Explain.

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

16 is the absolute value

step-by-step explanation:

8+10

step-by-step explanation:

you multiply 4 by 2 and 5 by 2