Scientific notation is a system for expressing very large or very small numbers in a compact manner. It uses the idea that such numbers can be rewritten as a simple number multiplied by 10 raised to a certain exponent, or power.
<u><em>$572.18 - $434.68 = $137.5, therefore $137.5 is the amount of the check.</em></u>
A line that passes through (5, 1) can have ANY slope and ANY y-intercept. There are an infinite number of different lines that pass through that point.
For given problem:
Put midpoint of ellipse, (0,0) at epicenter of bridge at
ground level.
Specified length of vertical major axis = 70=2a
a=35
a^2=1225
Equation of ellipse:
x^2/b^2+y^2=1
plug in coordinates of given point on ellipse(25, 10)
25^2/b^2 + 10^2/a^2 = 1
625/b^2 + 100/1225=1
625/b^2 = 1 - 100/ 1225 = .918
b^2 = 625/.918 ≈ 681
b ≈ 26.09
length of minor axis = 2b = 2(26.09) ≈ 52.16 ft
Span of bridge ≈ 52.16 ft
