The value of y varies directly as x, with a constant of variation of -8. What is the value of y when x is 7?
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Answer:
- cos(2θ) = 7/25
- tan(2θ) = -24/7
Step-by-step explanation:
Sometimes, it is easiest to let a calculator do the work. (See below)
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The magnitude of the tangent is less than 1, so the reference angle will be less than 45°. Then double the angle will be less than 90°, so will remain in the 4th quadrant, where the cosine is positive and the tangent is negative.
You can also use the identities ...
cos(2θ) = (1 -tan(θ)²)/(1 +tan(θ)²)
cos(2θ) = (1 -(-3/4)²)/(1 +(-3/4)²) = ((16-9)/16)/((16+9)/16)
cos(2θ) = 7/25
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tan(2θ) = 2tan(θ)/(1 -tan(θ)²) = 2(-3/4)/((16-9/16) = (-6/4)(16/7)
tan(2θ) = -24/7
In the future, please post the full problem with all included instructions. After doing a quick internet search, I found your problem listed somewhere else. It mentions two parts (a) and (b)
Part (a) asked for the equation of the line in y = mx+b form
That would be y = -2x+9
This is because each time y goes down by 2, x goes up by 1. We have slope = rise/run = -2/1 = -2. This indicates that the height of the candle decreases by 2 inches per hour. The slope represents the rate of change.
The initial height of the candle is the y intercept b value. So we have m = -2 and b = 9 lead us from y = mx+b to y = -2x+9
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Part (b) then asks you to graph the equation. Because this is a linear equation, it produces a straight line. We only need 2 points at minimum to graph any line. Let's plot (0,9) and (1,7) on the same xy grid. These two points are the first two rows of the table. Plot those two points and draw a straight line through them. The graph is below
