Peach Produces pays its employees by the formula, P (b)= 5/2b+ 45, where P (b) is the employee's total daily pay and b is the number of bushels of peaches picked. According to the formula, what is the rate employees are paid per bushel of peaches picked?

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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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