Answer:
The beam should be placed 8 feet from the center.
Step-by-step explanation:
The struts are y = √(x + 8) and y = √(x − 4). The struts are 2 feet apart at the location of the beam:
√(x + 8) − √(x − 4) = 2
Solving:
√(x + 8) = 2 + √(x − 4)
x + 8 = 4 + 4√(x − 4) + x − 4
8 = 4√(x − 4)
2 = √(x − 4)
x − 4 = 4
x = 8
Answer (x,y) (3, -2)
Explanation:
using the
substitution method
y
=
x
−
5
→
(
1
)
y
=
−
2
x
+
4
→
(
2
)
since both equations are expressed in terms of x we
can equate them
⇒
x
−
5
=
−
2
x
+
4
add 2x to both sides
2
x
+
x
−
5
=
−
2
x
+
2
x
+
4
⇒
3
x
−
5
=
4
add 5 from both sides
3
x
+
5
−
5
=
4
+
5
⇒
3
x
=
9
divide both sides by 3
3
x
3
=
9
3
⇒
x
=
3
substitute this value in
(
1
)
y
=
3
−
5
=
−
2
As a check
substitute these values into
(
2
)
right
=
−
6
+
4
=
−
2
=
left
⇒
point of intersection
=
(
3
,
−
2
)
Ans: 123000
because 3361 gets rounded to 3000
