A cell phone tower that has a transmission range of 50 miles is located 40 miles due south of a straight road. Find x, the lengt

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h of the section of road that is within the transmission range of the tower.

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Umnica [9.8K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-17T12:25:08+03:00

Answer:

x = 10 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

The transmission range of the cell phone tower = 50 miles.

This tower is located 40 miles due south of a straight road.

Since the transmission range of the tower is 50 miles and it is located 40 miles away from the road, then:

the length of the section of the road within the transmission range of the tower, x = 50 - 40

= 10 miles

Therefore, x = 10 miles

This implies that any cell phone that is placed within 10 miles of the section of the road would detect the signal from the tower.