1) Road Trip: Let’s say two friends are meeting at a playground. Mary is already at the park but her friend Bob needs to get there taking the shortest path possible. Bob has two way he can go - he can follow the roads getting to the park - first heading south 3 miles, then heading west four miles. The total distance covered following the roads will be 7 miles. The other way he can get there is by cutting through some open fields and walk directly to the park. If we apply Pythagoras's theorem to calculate the distance you will get:
(3)<span>2 </span>+ (4)2 =
9 + 16 = C2
√25 = C
5 Miles. = C
Walking through the field will be 2 miles shorter than walking along the roads. .
2) Painting on a Wall: Painters use ladders to paint on high buildings and often use the help of Pythagoras' theorem to complete their work. The painter needs to determine how tall a ladder needs to be in order to safely place the base away from the wall so it won't tip over. In this case the ladder itself will be the hypotenuse. Take for example a painter who has to paint a wall which is about 3 m high. The painter has to put the base of the ladder 2 m away from the wall to ensure it won't tip. What will be the length of the ladder required by the painter to complete his work? You can calculate it using Pythagoras' theorem:
(5)<span>2 </span>+ (2)2 =
25 + 4 = C2
√100 = C
5.3 m. = C
Thus, the painter will need a ladder about 5 meters high.
3) Buying a Suitcase: Mr. Harry wants to purchase a suitcase. The shopkeeper tells Mr. Harry that he has a 30 inch of suitcase available at present and the height of the suitcase is 18 inches. Calculate the actual length of the suitcase for Mr. Harry using Pythagoras' theorem. It is calculated this way:
(18)<span>2 </span>+ (b)2 = (30)2
324 + b2 = 900
B2 = 900 – 324
b= √576
= 24 inches
The margin of error of a given statistic is an amount that is allowed for in case of miscalculation or change of circumstances.
It is usually the radius or half of the width of the confidence interval of that statistic.
Given that a<span>
survey of the students in Lance’s school found that 58% of the
respondents want the school year lengthened, while 42% think it should
remain the same. The margin of error of the survey is ±10%.
This means that 58% </span><span>± 10% of the </span>respondents want the school year lengthened, while 42% <span><span>± 10% think it should
remain the same.</span>
Thus, from 48% to 68% </span><span><span>of the respondents want the school year lengthened, while from 32% to 52% <span>think it should
remain the same.</span> </span>
Therefore, according to
the survey data, at least 32% of students want the duration of the school
year to remain unchanged, and at least 48% want the school year to be
lengthened.</span>
Answer:
14cm
Step-by-step explanation:
times by 2
Answer:
in about 8 2/3 years
Step-by-step explanation:
The population difference of 13000 people is being erased at the rate of 1500 people per year. It will be gone in ...
13000/1500 = 26/3 = 8 2/3 . . . . years
The population of Lakeside will be 45000 -8667 = 36333 at that time. Eastside's population will be the same.
Eastville and Lakeside will both have populations of 36,333 in 8 2/3 years.
Answer:
-7.44
Step-by-step explanation:
its the closest answer.
