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In the diagram, a building casts a 35-ft shadow and a flagpole casts an 8-ft shadow. If the flagpole is 18 ft tall, how tall is

the building? Round to the nearest tenth.

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Flauer [41]3 years ago

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Let me think... it could be around 28%

Burka [1]3 years ago

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i think the answer is 29....don't quat me because im not 100% shore

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Now we can build a right triangle between Paul and the tree and another one between Jose and the tree as shown in the figure. Lets use cosine to find h in Paul's trianlge:
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Give a geometric description of the following system of equations.a. 2x−4y=12 −3x+6y=−15.b. 2x−4y=12 −5x+3y=10.a. 2x−4y=12 −3x+6

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Answer:

a. No solution, parallel lines.

b. One solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the system of equations:

a. $2x-4y=12$

$-3x+6y=-15$

b. $2x-4y=12$

$-5x+3y=10$

To give a geometric description of the given system of equations.

The geometric description of a system of equations in 2 variables mean the system of equations will represent the number of lines equal to the number of equations in the system given.

i.e.

Number of planes = Number of variables

Number of lines = Number of equations in the system.

Here, we are given 2 variables and 2 equation in each system.

So, they can be represented in the xy-coordinates plane.

And the number of solutions to the system depends on the following condition.

Let the system of equations be:

$A_1x+B_1y+C_1=0\\A_2x+B_2y+C_2=0$

1. One solution:

There will be one solution to the system of equations, If we have:

$\dfrac{A_1}{A_2}\neq\dfrac{B_1}{B_2}$

2. Infinitely Many Solutions: (Identical lines in the system)

$\dfrac{A_1}{A_2}=\dfrac{B_1}{B_2}= \dfrac{C_1}{C_2}$

3. No Solution:(Parallel lines)

$\dfrac{A_1}{A_2}=\dfrac{B_1}{B_2}\neq\dfrac{C_1}{C_2}$

Now, let us discuss the system of equations one by one:

a. $2x-4y=12$ OR $2x-4y-12=0$

$-3x+6y=-15$ OR $-3x+6y+15=0$

$A_1 = 2, B_1 = -4, C_1 = -12\\A_2 = -3, B_2 = 6, C_2= 15$

Here, the ratio:

$\dfrac{A_1}{A_2}=\dfrac{B_1}{B_2} = -\dfrac{2}{3}\\\dfrac{C_1}{C_2} = -\dfrac{4}{5}$

$\dfrac{A_1}{A_2}=\dfrac{B_1}{B_2}\neq\dfrac{C_1}{C_2}$

Therefore, no solution i.e. parallel lines.

b. $2x-4y=12$ OR $2x-4y-12=0$

$-5x+3y=10$ OR $-5x+3y-10=0$

$A_1 = 2, B_1 = -4, C_1 = -12\\A_2 = -5, B_2 = 3, C_2 = -10$

$\dfrac{A_1}{A_2}= -\dfrac{2}{5}\\\dfrac{B_1}{B_2} = -\dfrac{4}{3}\\\dfrac{C_1}{C_2} = -\dfrac{6}{5}$

$\dfrac{A_1}{A_2}\neq\dfrac{B_1}{B_2}$

So, one solution.

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