a line segment 56 cm long is to be divided into two parts in the ratio of 2 ratio 5 find the length of each part
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let
The length of the two parts be 2x cm and 5x cm.
Given
Length of the line segment =56cm
According to the question,
5x+2x=56
⇒7x=56
⇒x=
7
56
=8
Hence,
Length of one segment =5×8 cm=40 cm
Length of the other segment =2×8 cm=16 cm
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