A 20 foot ladder leaning against a wall is used to reach a window that is 17 feet above the ground. How far from the wall is the
1 answer:
The bottom of the ladder is 10.5 feet away from the wall
Step-by-step explanation:
The given scenario forms a right triangle.
Where
The length of ladder will be the hypotenuse
The wall on which the window is situated will ebt he perpendicular and
The distance between the foot of ladder and the wall will be the base
So,
Hypotenuse = H = 20 foot
Perpendicular = P = 17 feet
Base = B = ?
Using the Pythagoras theorem
The bottom of the ladder is 10.5 feet away from the wall
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Step-by-step explanation:
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the new function has a first term (with b) that can get very small for negative x, and then a subtraction of 2 makes the result negative.
the y-intercept (x=0) of the original function is simply y=1, as b⁰=1.
the y-intercept of the new function is definitely different, because the first term 3×(b¹) is larger than 3, because b is larger than 1. and a subtraction of 2 leads to a result larger than 1, which is different to 1.
the original function has no x-intercept (y=0), as this would happen only for x = -infinity. and that is not a valid value.
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