Answer:
x = 9.6 meters
y = 20.98 meters
Shadow length = 11.38 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
By applying tangent rule in right triangle ABD,
tan(21)° =
tan(21) =
x = 25(tan 21)
x = 9.5966
x ≈ 9.60 meters
Similarly, by applying tangent rule in ΔABC,
tan(40)° =
tan(40)° =
tan(40)° =
y = 25(tan 40°)
y = 20.98 meters
Length of the shadow of the man = y - x
= 20.98 - 9.60
= 11.38 meters
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Answer:
one solution; (x, y) = (4/3, 11/3)
Step-by-step explanation:
The two lines described by the equations have different slopes, so there will be exactly one solution to the system of equations.
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The slope of the line will be the coefficient of x when you solve for y. In the first equation, the slope is 2. In the second equation, you can solve for y by adding x, and dividing by 2. Then the slope of that line is found to be 1/2.
Lines with different slopes must intersect somewhere. That point of intersection is the (one) solution to the system of equations.
