Answer:
54.8 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
We assume that the distance of interest is the direct line distance from the observation point to the bottom of the monument, segment PH in the diagram below.
This can be found using the Law of Sines.
∠PMH is the complement of the angle of elevation to the top of the monument, so is 40°.
∠MPH is the difference in the angles of elevation, so is 28°.
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The Law of Sines tells us the ratio of side lengths is the same as the ratio of the sines of the opposite angles, so ...
PH/MH = sin(∠PMH)/sin(∠MPH) = sin(40°)/sin(28°)
Multiplying by MH, we can find the length of PH:
PH = (40 ft)(sin(40°)/sin(28°)) ≈ 54.7669 ft
PH ≈ 54.8 ft . . . . the distance Pete must climb to reach the monument.
Answer:
x=24
Step-by-step explanation:
The opposite angles are equal as per certain theorems.
3x-1=71
3x=72
x=24
Answer:
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Answer:
a) see the plots below
b) f(x) is exponential; g(x) is linear (see below for explanation)
c) the function values are never equal
Step-by-step explanation:
a) a graph of the two function values is attached
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b) Adjacent values of f(x) have a common ratio of 3, so f(x) is exponential (with a base of 3). Adjacent values of g(x) have a common difference of 2, so g(x) is linear (with a slope of 2).
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c) At x ≥ 1, the slope of f(x) is greater than the slope of g(x), and the value of f(x) is greater than the value of g(x), so the curves can never cross for x > 1. Similarly, for x ≤ 0, the slope of f(x) is less than the slope of g(x). Once again, f(0) is greater than g(0), so the curves can never cross.
In the region between x=0 and x=1, f(x) remains greater than g(x). The smallest difference is about 0.73, near x = 0.545, where the slopes of the two functions are equal.
