Jack is a discus thrower and hopes to make it to the Olympics some day. He has researched the distance (in meters) of each men's
1 answer:
Answer:
65.03 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
The line of best fit, for the distance of the winning throw, in x years after 1980 is:
Using the line of best fit, estimate what the distance of the gold medal winning discus throw was in 1980.
1980 - 1920 = 60, so this is y(60).
So the answer is 65.03 meters.
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sin θ = opposite side / hypotenuse
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