Answer:
about 36.3 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the height of the kite in feet. Then (x-22) is the horizontal distance to the kite. The Pythagorean theorem tells you the string length is related to these distances by ...
... 39² = x² + (x-22)²
... 2x² -44x -1037 = 0 . . . . rearrange to standard form
Using the quadratic formula, the positive solution is ...
... x = (-b+√(b²-4ac))/(2a) . . . . for a=2, b=-44, c=-1037
... x = (44 + √((-44)² -4(2)(-1037)))/(2·2)
... x = 11 + √639.5 ≈ 36.288
The kite is about 36.3 feet above the ground.
Barney can save
$119.66
in interest over the course of a year if he transfers his balance to a credit
card with an APR of 19.1%, compounded monthly. The correct answer between all
the choices given is the first choice or letter A.
Answer:
15 2/3, or 47/3
Step-by-step explanation:
I'm going to assume, correctly or not, that you actually meant f(x) = 2x^2 - (1/3)x + 5. Double check on this right now, please.
If I'm right, then evaluate f(x) at x = 0 and x = 8:
f(0) = 5
and
f(8) = 2(8)^2 - (1/3)(8) + 5 = 128 - 8/3 + 5 = 133 - (2 2/3), or: 130 1/3
Then the average rate of change of f(x) = 2x^2 - (1/3)x + 5 over the interval [0,8] is:
130 1/3 - 5 125 1/3
a. r. c. = ------------------- = ---------------- = 15 2/3, or 47/3
8 - 0 8
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