X represents the length of a deck. There are three parts to this equations. The 1. width, 2. the length, and 3. the 5 feet shorter. Using the key words, y = the width of a deck (uses the term is which means =) So that takes the width part out of the equation. Then, 5 feet shorter means -5 than a number. That takes away the 5 feet shorter part of the equation. That leaves x to equal the length of the deck.
Do you have the equation needed to solve for x?
Answer:
± 27.33 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
For the given problem, we can estimate the initial and final coordinates of the line of the ball path as (-40,-50) and (0,0). Therefore, the slope is:
(-50-0)/(-40-0) = 50/40 = 1.25
Similarly, we can estimate the slope of a perpendicular line to the line of the ball path as: -1*(1/1.25) = -0.8.
Therefore, using (0,0) and the slope -0.8, the equation of the perpendicular line is: -0.8 = (y-0)/(x-0);
-0.8 = y/x
y = -0.8x
Furthermore, we are given the circle radius as 35 ft and we can use the distance formula to find the two points 35 ft far from the origin:
35^2 = x^2 + y^2
y = -0.8x
35^2 = x^2 + (-0.8x)^2
1225 = (x^2 + 0.64x^2)
1225 = 1.64x^2
x^2 = 1225/1.64 = 746.95
x = sqrt(746.95) = ± 27.33 ft
Solve for x or y or 1
solving for y
divide both sides by x
y=25/x
not a line because x has t ohave exponent of 1, this one is y=25x^-1
ok, solve for something else
solve for 1
xy/25=1
this doesn't fit into the standard forms of any of the conic sections
if we were to subsitute points we would see it is a hyperbola that is diagonal with the x and y axises as assemtots
it is a hyperbola
