The answer is A because the roller coaster is decreasing in ft.
To solve using completing square method we proceed as follows:
x^2-10x+8=0
x^2-10x=-8
but
c=(b/2)^2
c=(10/2)^2=25
thus we can add this in our expression to get
x^2-10x+25=8+25
factorizing the LHS we get:
(x-5)(x-5)=33
(x-5)^2=33
getting the square roots of both sides we have:
x-5=+/-√33
x=5+/-√33
The solutions to the equation are
-2
2 - √10
2 + √10
8.2
Answer:
height ≈ 31 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The illustration below will form a right angle triangle. He is standing 17 ft away from the base of the statue. The angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the statue is 61°. The height of the statue can be computed below.
adjacent side of the triangle = 17 ft
opposite side = a
Using SOHCAHTOA principle
tan 61° = opposite/adjacent
tan 61° = a/17
cross multiply
a = 17 tan 61°
a = 17 × 1.80404775527
a = 30.6688118396
a ≈ 31 ft
