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    The document provides instructions to solve 6 practice problems using procedures from page 112. The problems include: 1) Finding the maximum height a kite can fly given the length of string and height of the field. 2) Determining the ages of Jim and Mary given clues about their relative ages. 3) Finding the length of a rectangle given its width, perimeter, and the relationship between its length and width. 4) Using similar triangles to find the length of a small pond given distances between points on a map.

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    The document provides instructions to solve 6 practice problems using procedures from page 112. The problems include: 1) Finding the maximum height a kite can fly given the length of string and height of the field. 2) Determining the ages of Jim and Mary given clues about their relative ages. 3) Finding the length of a rectangle given its width, perimeter, and the relationship between its length and width. 4) Using similar triangles to find the length of a small pond given distances between points on a map.

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    Unit 43 Practice: Problems

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    The document provides instructions to solve 6 practice problems using procedures from page 112. The problems include: 1) Finding the maximum height a kite can fly given the length of string and height of the field. 2) Determining the ages of Jim and Mary given clues about their relative ages. 3) Finding the length of a rectangle given its width, perimeter, and the relationship between its length and width. 4) Using similar triangles to find the length of a small pond given distances between points on a map.

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    Unit 43 Practice Problems

    Instructions: Solve the following problems using the procedures described on page 112.
    1) Peter went to a 300-foot field to fly Mary is 5 times as old as her brother
    a kite with 500 feet of string. ' Jim. She will be twice as old in six
    How high might the years. How old are Jim and Mary?
    kite fly above Let x equal the smallest number.
    the ground?
    ,ee"- Time Jim Mary
    ~~~ x Now x

    Future

    300 feet

    A rectangle is 5 inches longer than it is Use the fact that sides of similar
    wide. Its perimeter is 50 inches. How triangles are in proportion to find
    long is this rectangle? Let width equal x. the length of this small pond. E
    x+5 Hint: ~ABC - MDE

    x x

    x+5
    4,000feet

    A 5,000feet B D
    .. ..
    12,000 feet

    Unit 43 answers are on page 240.


    Unit 43 additional practice problems are on page 197.
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