This seems like a right triangle problem.
So assuming 14 feet is the hypotenuse and 4 feet is a leg of the right triangle, we can use the pythagorean theorem () to solve for the height of the house, in which we shall name it x.
So, the equation is .
Solve for x:
16+x^{2}= 196
x^{2}= 196-16
x^{2}= 180
x = 6√5 feet
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Answer:
(a)
(b) 7 hours.
Step-by-step explanation:
(a) Let x be the number of hours and y is the total cost.
We have been given that Beatrice and her friends charge $8 per hour of babysitting, so the charges for x hours of babysitting will be 8x.
As they also charge a mandatory $5 per day fee for each child for snacks, so the total charges for babysit each day will be charges for x hours of babysitting plus mandatory charge.
We can represent this information in an equation as:
Therefore, the equation represents the total cost of using Beatrice’s babysitting service each day.
(b) To find the number of hours Beatrice babysit the daughter, we will substitute y = 61 in our equation and solve for x.
Let us subtract 5 from both sides of our equation.
Let us divide both sides of our equation by 8.
Therefore, Beatrice babysit 7 hours the daughter.
Expression for part c is missing.