For an investment of $26,245, a quarterly statement reports that the account balance is $26,292. the statement also reports that for the same quarter, the rate of return on the investment was -0.02%. given the information regarding the investment's current balance, does the reported rate of return seem reasonable? use complete sentences to explain your answer.

answer: it is d

step-by-step explanation:

the correct option is 2.

step-by-step explanation:

according to the given information triangle abc is a right angle triangle with right angle at a. segment ab is 5 and segment ac is 7. point d is on segment bc and angles adb and adc are right angles.

it is given that triangles abd, cad, and cba are similar.

two triangles are similar if their corresponding sides are proportional.

in triangle cba, using pythagoras theorem

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triangle abd and cba are similar,

                            (2)

triangle cad and cba are similar,

                      )

using (1), (2) and (3), we get

hence proved.

therefore option 2 is correct.