Shanti is taking a cube-shaped gift to a friend's birthday party. She wants to wrap it but she doesn't have very much paper, so
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Given equation is,
x² + (p + 1)x = 5 - 2p
x² + (p + 1)x - (5 - 2p) = 0
x² + (p + 1)x + (2p - 5) = 0
Properties for the roots of a quadratic equation,
1). Quadratic equation will have two real roots, discriminant will be greater than zero. [(b² - 4ac) > 0]
2). If the equation has exactly one root, discriminant will be zero [(b² - 4ac) = 0]
3). If equation has imaginary roots, discriminant will be less than zero [(b² - 4ac) < 0].
Discriminant of the given equation =
For real roots,
p² + 2p + 1 - 8p + 20 > 0
p² - 6p + 21 > 0
For all real values of 'p', given equation will be greater than zero.
Answer:
88.7°
Step-by-step explanation:
First, visualize. Assuming that the tower is at a perfectly 90° angle to the ground, you have a right triangle. We will call this triangle ΔABC where A is where you are, B is the top of the tower, and C is the base of the tower. Now we know the following:
∠A = ?
∠B = ?
∠C = 90
a = 346346
b = 7777
c = ?
Note: Triangles are labeled with three pairs of letters: a, b and c and A, B and C. The lower case letters, a, b and c represent the sides, and the upper case letters are the angles that are directly opposite of those sides. (see attached reference)
c is easy, c is the hypotenuse, so you can use the following equation to find the hypotenuse:
a² + b² = c²
Rearranged:
c = ±
Substitute a and b:
c = ±
Comes out to ~346433.3 meters.
Now if we use the Law of Sines:
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We can use c and a, since we're trying to find what angle A is, so the ratio is set up as:
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Well we know that C = 90, and so sin(90) in degrees (as opposed to radians) is 1. So then the set of equations is now:
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Cross Multiply to get rid of the fractions:
346346 = 346433.3 * sin(A)
Divide:
= sin(A)
Using a calculator, if you take the arcsin of that fraction, you will get what angle A is supposed to be:
arcsin( ) = ∠A = 88.7°
