Rewrite the right side as √3/3 = 1/√3, and recall that tan(x) = 1/√3 when x = π/6. Then since tan is π-periodic, taking the inverse tan of both sides gives
where n is any integer. Solving for x, we get
and the solutions in the interval [0, 2π] are x = 5π/6 and x = 11π/6 (for n = 1 and n = 2).
<em><u>The system of equations that represents this situation are:</u></em>
q + p = 2
4q + 5p = 8
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Let q be the number of hours it took Courtney to walk from her house to the beach
Let p be the number of hours it took her to walk from the beach to the park
<em><u>The entire walk took 2 hours</u></em>
Therefore,
q + p = 2 ------- eqn 1
<em><u>The total distance Courtney walked was 8 kilometers</u></em>
Total distance = 8 km
Courtney walked from her house to the beach at a constant speed of 4 kilometers per hour
Then walked from the beach to the park at a constant speed of 5 kilometers per hour
<em><u>Distance is given as:</u></em>
<em><u>From her house to the beach:</u></em>
<em><u>From the beach to the park:</u></em>
We know that,
Total distance = 8 km
Therefore,
4q + 5p = 8 ------ eqn 2
<em><u>Thus the system of equations that represents this situation are:</u></em>
q + p = 2
4q + 5p = 8