Answer:
true
Step-by-step explanation:
(length of tree's shadow)/(height of tree) = (length of person's shadow)/(person's height)
24/x = 8/5
24*5 = x*8
120 = 8x
8x = 120
8x/8 = 120/8
x = 15
The tree is 15 feet tall
R - 18 = 50
r = 50 + 18 = 68
Hence Rick is 68 yrs old
Answer:
A) (-8, -16)
B) (0, 48)
C) (-4, 0), (-12, 0)
Step-by-step explanation:
A) the vertex is the minimum y value.
extremes of a function we get by using the first derivation and solving it for y' = 0.
y = x² + 16x + 48
y' = 2x + 16 = 0
2x = -16
x = -8
so, the vertex is at x=-8.
the y value is (-8)² + 16(-8) + 48 = 64 - 128 + 48 = -16
B) is totally simple. it is f(0) or x=0. so, y is 48.
C) is the solution of the equation for y = 0.
the solution for such a quadratic equation is
x = (-b ± sqrt(b² - 4ac)) / (2a)
in our case here
a=1
b=16
c=48
x = (-16 ± sqrt(16² - 4×48)) / 2 = (-16 ± sqrt(256-192)) / 2 =
= (-16 ± sqrt(64)) / 2 = (-16 ± 8) / 2 = (-8 ± 4)
x1 = -8 + 4 = -4
x2 = -8 - 4 = -12
so the x- intercepts are (-4, 0), (-12, 0)
