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A red balloon starts at 7.3 meters off the ground and rises at 2.6 meters per second. A blue balloon starts at 12.4 meters off t

nexus9112 [7]

This problem is an example of solving equations with variables on both sides. To solve, we must first set up an equation for both the red balloon and the blue balloon.

Since the red balloon rises at 2.6 meters per second, we can represent this part of the equation as 2.6s. The balloon is already 7.3 meters off of the ground, so we just add the 7.3 to the 2.6s:

2.6s + 7.3

Since the blue balloon rises at 1.5 meters per second, we can represent this part of the equation as 1.5s. The balloon is already 12.4 meters off of the ground, so we just add the 12.4 to the 1.5:

1.5s + 12.4

To determine when both balloons are at the same height, we set the two equations equal to each other:

2.6s + 7.3 = 1.5s + 12.4

Then, we solve for s. First, the variables must be on the same side of the equation. We can do this by subtracting 1.5s from both sides of the equation:

1.1s + 7.3 = 12.4

Next, we must get s by itself. We work towards this by subtracting 7.3 from both sides of the equation:

1.1s = 5.1

Last, we divide both sides by 1.1. So s = 4.63.

This means that it will take 4.63 seconds for both balloons to reach the same height. If we want to know what height that is, we simply plug the 4.63 back into each equation:

2.6s + 7.3
= 2.6 (4.63) + 7.3
= 19.33

1.5s + 12.4
= 1.5 (4.63) + 12.4
= 19.33

After 4.63 seconds, the balloons will have reached the same height: 19.33 meters.

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3 years ago

In a poll, 74% of the people polled answered yes to the question "Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted o

Maksim231197 [3]

Answer:

324

Step-by-step explanation:

given that in a poll, 74% of the people polled answered yes to the question "Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?"

i.e. Sample proportion $p=0.74\\q =1-p =0.26\\$

Margin of error = 4% = 0.04

Confidence level =90%

Z critical value for 90% = 1.645

Margin of error = 1.645 * std error

Hence std error = $\frac{0.04}{1.645} \\=0.0243$

Std error is also equal to

$\sqrt{\frac{pq}{n} } =\sqrt{\frac{0.74(0.26)}{n} } =0.0243\\\sqrt{n} =18..05\\n = 325.83~324$

Sample size should be 324.

The formula is sample size = (Z critical value)^2 (pq)/(Margin of error )^2

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3 years ago

The height of the pyramid in the diagram is three times the radius of the cone. The base area of the pyramid is the same as the

drek231 [11]

B(cone)=B(pyramid)=r²π
V(pyramid)=1/3 * B * H = 1/3 * r² π * 3 r ( 3 will cancel out )= r³ π
Answer: r³ π

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3 years ago

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coldgirl [10]

<h3>Answer: XWY and STR</h3>

I tend to think of parallel lines as train tracks (the metal rail part anyway). Inside the train tracks is the interior region, while outside the train tracks is the exterior region. Alternate exterior angles are found here. Specifically they are angles that are on opposite or alternate sides of the transversal cut.

Both pairs of alternate exterior angles are shown in the diagram below. They are color coded to help show how they pair up and which are congruent.

A thing to notice: choices B, C, and D all have point W as the vertex of the angles. This means that the angles somehow touch or are adjacent in some way due to this shared vertex point. However, alternate exterior angles never touch because parallel lines never do so either. We can rule out choices B,C,D from this reasoning alone. We cannot have both alternate exterior angles on the same exterior side of the train tracks. Both sides must be accounted for.