Answer:
a) d = 36 ft. ( using Pithagoras´theorem )
b) d = 36 ft ( Using ( function sin ) trigonometry
Step-by-step explanation:
a) Using Pythagoras´Theorem:
Diagonal (d) is the hypothenuse of a right triangle of side 25 feet, and according to Pythagoras´Theorem in a right triangle.
d² = a² + b²
In this particular case a = b = 25 feet then
d² = (25)² + ( 25)²
d = √ 2 * (25)²
d = √2 * 25
d = 1,414*25
d = 35,35
d = 36 ft.
b) Using trigonometry:
We know that sin 45° = cos 45° = √2 / 2
In a right triangle
sin α = opposite side / hypothenuse (d)
sin 45° = √2 / 2 = 25/ d
√2 *d = 2* 25
d = 50/√2
d = 50 / 1,414
d = 35,36
d = 36 ft
Answer:
16 years
Step-by-step explanation:
Given data
For the first tree
let the expression for the height be
y=4+x--------------1
where y= the total height
4= the initial height
x= the number of years
For the second tree, the expression is
y=12+0.5x-------------2
Equate 1 and 2
4+x=12+0.5x
x-0.5x=12-4
0.5x= 8
x= 8/0.5
x=16
Hence it will take 16 years for both trees to have the same height
