The greater of two consecutive integers is seven less than one-third the smaller integer. Find the integers

Step-by-step explanation:consecutive integers are represented by x, x+1 ,  so for this problem the greater one is represented by x + 1.

Now you need to translate the problem.  the greater is  seven less than 1/3 the smaller

--->  x + 1 = (1/3)*x - 7 --->  now solve for x (the smaller) and x+1  (the greater)

***hint:  to get rid of fractions in an equation you can always multiply EVERYTHING by the denominator , 3 in this case

x = central angle apc = measure of minor arc ac

the two angles x and 30 add to 180, so x+30 = 180 and x = 180-30 = 150. the measure of minor arc ac is 150 degrees.

what we need to do from here is find the circumference and then multiply it by x/360 since there are 360 degrees in a circle. in this case, x = 150, so x/360 = 150/360 = 15/36 = 5/12. the shortest distance along the curve from a to c is 5/12 of the distance around the entire circle (aka circumference)

c = circumference

c = pi*d

c = pi*24

c = 24pi

now multiply this by 5/12 to get

distance along minor arc ac = (5/12)*(circumference)

distance along minor arc ac = (5/12)*(24pi)

distance along minor arc ac = 10pi

the formula you can use is

l = (x/360)*pi*d

with

l = length of minor arc

x = central angle

d = diameter

which essentially is the steps we took though a bit differently.