(01.02 MC) The number line shows the distance in meters of two divers, A and B, from a shipwreck located at point X:

Write an expression using subtraction to find the distance between the two divers. (5 points)

Show your work and solve for the distance using additive inverses. (5 points)

Step-by-step explanation:

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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+

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