Answer:
The answer to your question is: the height of the light pole is 15 ft.
Step-by-step explanation:
See the picture below
Now, we can do proportions to finds the height of the light pole

Solve for x
x = 6(20) / 8
x = 120 / 8
x = 15 ft
Y1 is the simplest parabola. Its vertex is at (0,0) and it passes thru (2,4). This is enough info to conclude that y1 = x^2.
y4, the lower red graph, is a bit more of a challenge. We can easily identify its vertex, which is (-4,0), and several points on the grah, such as (2,-3).
Let's try this: assume that the general equation for a parabola is
y-k = a(x-h)^2, where (h,k) is the vertex. Subst. the known values,
-3-(-4) = a(2-0)^2. Then 1 = a(2)^2, or 1 = 4a, or a = 1/4.
The equation of parabola y4 is y+4 = (1/4)x^2
Or you could elim. the fraction and write the eqn as 4y+16=x^2, or
4y = x^2-16, or y = (1/4)x - 4. Take your pick! Hope this helps you find "a" for the other parabolas.
Answer: 3
You can find slope by using the 'rise over run' method. Find 2 clear points and count the number of units between those points, across the x axis and up the y axis. You should have 3/1 (y/x) as your slope.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
x and y are supplementary angles, so their sum is 180°.
x+y = 180°
x is 16° less than three times y
x = 3y - 16°
(3y-16°) + y = 180°
4y = 196°
y = 49°
x = 3y-16° = 131°