Which two perfect squares should be used to estimate ?
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Answer:
68.17m
Step-by-step explanation:
Please see attached a rough sketch of the scenario
Step one:
Given data
Height of victim= 4.5ft
The horizontal distance of the snipper from the building = 780ft
The angle of elevation= 5 degrees
Required
The vertical distance
The opposite= the vertical distance
789 ft = the adjacent
Step two:
Applying SOH CAH TOA
tan ∅= opp/adj
tan 5= opp/780
cross multiply we have
0.0874= opp/780
cross multiply we have
0.0874*780= opp
opp= 68.17m
The sniper shoots from a vertical distance of 68.17m
You would use the formula for the specific term you wish to find;
The formula is:
a = starting value of the sequence
d = the common difference (i.e. the difference between any two consecutive terms of the sequence)
n = the value corresponding to the position of the desired term in the sequence (i.e. 1 is the first term, 2 is the second, etc.)
Un = the actual vaue of the the term
For example, if we have the arithmetic sequence:
2, 6, 10, 14, ...
And let's say we want to find the 62nd term;
Then:
a = 2
d = 4
(i.e. 6 - 2 = 4, 10 - 6 = 4, 14 - 10 = 4;
You should always get the same number no matter which two terms you find the difference between so long as they are both consecutive [next to each other], otherwise you are not dealing with an arithmetic sequence)
n = 62
And so:
The formula is:
a = starting value of the sequence
d = the common difference (i.e. the difference between any two consecutive terms of the sequence)
n = the value corresponding to the position of the desired term in the sequence (i.e. 1 is the first term, 2 is the second, etc.)
Un = the actual vaue of the the term
For example, if we have the arithmetic sequence:
2, 6, 10, 14, ...
And let's say we want to find the 62nd term;
Then:
a = 2
d = 4
(i.e. 6 - 2 = 4, 10 - 6 = 4, 14 - 10 = 4;
You should always get the same number no matter which two terms you find the difference between so long as they are both consecutive [next to each other], otherwise you are not dealing with an arithmetic sequence)
n = 62
And so: