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Answer: 6.2 feet
Discussion:
The ladder and the wall form a right triangle. The length of the ladder, 20 in this case, is the hypotenuse of the triangle. Let "x" be the distance between the foot of the ladder and the building. Then from trigonometry,
cos (@) = length of adjacent side/ hypotenuse
or in our case
cos(72) = x / 20 => (multiply both sides by 20)
20 * cos(72) = x.
Using a calculator this becomes
20 * ( .3090) = 6.18 feet (approx) or 6.2 feet , rounded to the nearest foot.
Thank you,
Mr. B
Marcario should use 4 pounds of macadamia nuts and 8 pounds of almonds.
Explanation
given
cost of macadamia nuts per pound=$9
cost of almond nuts per pound=$5.25
cost of the mixture per pound=$6.5
total pounds of the mixture to be made=12
let the pounds of macadamia nuts=x
pounds of almond nuts=y
total pounds of nuts=x+y=12
solving (1) and (2)
x=4
y=8
Answer:
If you are solving for n then it would be n=15ax+20
Hope it helps
Hey there!
The answers to your question is 8 and 9.
We can look at all the addends of 17, and see what 2 multiply to 72.
Have a great day hope it helps!