Bill and Jerry are both taking their hot-air balloons to the balloon show.
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Answer:
62.6 seconds
Step-by-step explanation:
We can use the 2-point form of the equation for a line to write equations for the heights of the balloons.
y = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)(x -x1) +y1
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For Bill's balloon, the two given points are ...
(t, h) = (-5, 1032) and (5, 985)
Then the equation is ...
h = (985 -1032)/(5 -(-5))(t -(-5)) +1032
h = -47/10(t +5) +1032
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For Jerry's balloon, the two given points are ...
(t, h) = (0, 0) and (5, 57)
Then the equation is ...
h = (57-0)/(5-0)(t -0) +0
h = (57/5)t
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The heights are equal when ...
-47/10(t +5) +1032 = (57/5)t
1008.5 = t(57/5 +47/10) = 16.1t
Then the time until heights are the same is ...
t = 1008.5/16.1 ≈ 62.6 . . . seconds
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