Question

An airplane is flying at a speed of 500 mi/h at an altitude of one mile. The plane passes directly above a radar station at time t = 0.
(a) Express the distance s (in miles) between the plane and the radar station as a function of the horizontal distance d (in miles) that the plane has flown.
s(d) =
(b) Express d as a function of the time t (in hours) that the plane has flown.
d(t) =
(c) Use composition to express s as a function of t.
s(t) =

Answer 1

Answer:

a)$s=\sqrt{1+d^2}$

b)d(t)=500t

c)$s(t) =\sqrt{1+250000t^2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

d = Horizontal distance

s = the distance between the plane and the radar station

The horizontal distance (d), the one mile altitude, and s form a right triangle.

So, use Pythagoras theorem

$Hypotenuse^2=Perpendicular^2+Base^2$

$s^2=1^2+d^2$

a) $s=\sqrt{1+d^2}$

(b) Express d as a function of the time t (in hours) that the plane has flown.

$distance = speed \times time$

d(t)=500t

(c) Use composition to express s as a function of t.

$s(t) =\sqrt{1+d^2}$

using b

$s(t) =\sqrt{1+(500t)^2}\\s(t) =\sqrt{1+250000t^2}$