The consumer price index (CPI), issued by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides a means of determining the purchasing power of the U. S. dollar from one year to the next. Using the period from 1982 to 1984 as a measure of 100.0, the CPI figures for selected years from 2002 to 2016 are shown here. Year Consumer Price Index 2002 179.9 2004 188.9 2006 201.6 2008 215.3 2010 218.1 2012 229.6 2014 236.7 2016 240.0 E. To use the CPI to predict a price in a particular year, we can set up a proportion and compare it with a known price in another year, as follows. price in year A index in year A price in year B index in year B​

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step-by-step explanation:

a drawing really does here:

so i draw the horizontal line y=2 and the vertical line x=-2 at this intersection i put b (this is where my right angle is going to be).   so point b is at (-2,2).   point a is 5 units long and is also on y=2 so this point has to be (3,2) or (-7,2) -doesn't matter i will go with (3,2).

now we know c is at (-2,y) we don't know the y yet bet we know that c is on x=-2.

we have the area of the triangle is .5bh=12.5

we know the base length is 5 (ab)

we have the height is (2-y) if you look at your

plug in

.5(5)(2-y)=12.5

solve for y to get the y-coordinate for c

2.5(2-y)=12.5

divide both sides by 2.5 giving:

2-y=5

now subtract 2 on both sides

-y=3

y=-3