Which fraction is equivalent to 2/6?
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then we add 7 and 5 and divide that by 2, which gives you 6 (x-coordinate)
and add 10 and -8 and divide that by 2, which gives you 1 (y-coordinate)
the answer is (6, 1)
justification
so midpoint is basically the middle point of 2 points
that's why we have to add the two x coordinates first then divide it by 2
or add the two y coordinates then divide it by 2
then we add 7 and 5 and divide that by 2, which gives you 6 (x-coordinate)
and add 10 and -8 and divide that by 2, which gives you 1 (y-coordinate)
the answer is (6, 1)
justification
so midpoint is basically the middle point of 2 points
that's why we have to add the two x coordinates first then divide it by 2
or add the two y coordinates then divide it by 2
Consult the attached diagram.
In the larger triangle,
tan(16°) = (7250 ft) / (<em>x</em> + <em>y</em>)
and in the smaller triangle,
tan(26°) = (7250 ft) / <em>y</em>
You want to solve for <em>x</em>.
From the first equation (I'm ignoring units from here on, all distances are measured in ft), you have
(<em>x</em> + <em>y</em>) tan(16°) = 7250
<em>x</em> tan(16°) + <em>y</em> tan(16°) = 7250
<em>x</em> tan(16°) = 7250 - <em>y</em> tan(16°)
<em>x</em> = 7250 cot(16°) - <em>y</em>
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From the second equation,
<em>y</em> = 7250 cot(26°)
Solving for <em>x</em> gives
<em>x</em> = 7250 cot(16°) - 7250 cot(26°)
<em>x</em> = 7250 (cot(16°) - cot(26°))
<em>x</em> ≈ 10,433 ft
