A scientist measures the angle x and the distance y between the Earth and the Sun. Using complete sentences, explain how the sci
entist can use only these two measurements to calculate the distance between the Sun and the shooting star.
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Answer:
(4,0) and (- 2,0): Answer
Step-by-step explanation:
Absolute value questions have two essential steps.
1. Solve the equation as it is written.
2. Solve it changing the sign of the right hand side. I will include a graph to confirm my answer
4*abs(x - 1) = 12 Divide by 4
- abs(x - 1) = 12/4
- abs(x - 1) = 3 Equate this to 3
- x - 1 = 3 Add 1 to both sides
- x - 1 + 1 = 3 + 1 Combine
- x = 4
4*abs(x - 1) = - 12 Divide by 4
- abs(x - 1) = - 12/4
- abs(x - 1) = - 3
- x - 1 = - 3 Add 1 to both sides
- x - 1 + 1 = -3 + 1
- x = - 2
So this has 2 answers
(4,0) and (- 2,0)
