The scatter plot below shows the number of online posts Evie makes per day and the time at which she makes them. Identify any cl
usters in
the scatter plot.
the scatter plot.
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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
