Each angle of the triangle added together must be equal to 180, so 53+45=98. 180-98=82. So the top angle is 82, the value of x has to be equal to 180-82 which equals 98
Answer:
t represents the time in minutes since the balloon started descending.
a(t) represents the altitude of the balloon at t minutes.
a(5.5) gives the altitude at 5.5 minutes.
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Answer: y = 2x - 7
Discussion:
Divide both sides of the equation by 2:
2y /2 = (4x-14)/2 = 4x/2 -14/2
or
y = 2x - 7
Thank you,
MrB
