Question

The larger of two numbers is four more than three times the smaller. Two times the smaller, increased by five, results in the larger. What are both numbers?

Answer 1

Determine the area of the archway with a semicircle top arch and two rectangular pillars.

The lower supports are

✔ congruent rectangles

and the area of the two supports is

✔ 24

square meters.

The upper arch can be decomposed as one semicircle with radius

✔ 6

meters minus a semicircle with radius 3 meters.

The area of the archway is (

✔ 13.5

π + 24) square meters.

Explanation: