Draw two segments so that one is 4 cm longer than the other, and together they are 16 cm.
| December 13, 2020 | education
To find out the length of both segments, you need to write an equation. Let x be a short segment, then x + 4 is a long one.
x + (x + 4) = 16
2x + 4 = 16
2x = 16-4
2x = 12
x = 6 (cm) – short segment
6 + 4 = 10 (cm) long section
Answer. 6 and 10 cm
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