The length of the support post is 40 ft.
<u>Solution:</u>
Given, the height of the wall is 20 ft; support post forms 30 degree
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Let us name the triangle as ABC where AB is the wall (opposite side) of 20 ft and is 30 degree (
) and AC is the length of the post.
To find: The length of the post (AC)
we know the formula, (trigonometric formula)
On substituting the values we get,
The value of sin 30 degree is 0.5
The error made by zacharias in solving the quadratic equation 0 = -2x² + 5x - 3 using quadratic formula is; the 2 in the numerator should be –2.
<h3>Quadratic equation</h3>There are four methods of solving quadratic equation. Namely;
0 = -2x² + 5x - 3
x = -b ± √b² - 4ac / 2a
where,
x = -b ± √b² - 4ac / 2a
x = -5 ± √5² - 4(-2)(-3) / 2(-2)
= -5 ± √25 - (24) / -2
= -5 ± √1 / -2
= -5/2 ± 1/2
= -5/2 - 1/2 or x = -5/2 + 1/2
= -5-1 / 2 or -5+1/ 2
x = -6/2 or -4/2
x = -3 or -2
Therefore, the solution to the quadratic equation is x = -3 or -2
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