Answer:
Solution 2. A right triangle is formed with the bottom of the flagpole, the snapped part, and the ground. One leg is of length $1 ...
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Step-by-step explanation:
A flagpole is originally $5$ meters tall. A hurricane snaps the flagpole at a point $x$ meters above the ground so that the upper part, still attached to the stump, touches the ground $1$ meter away from the base. What is $x$?
$\text{(A) } 2.0 \qquad \text{(B) } 2.1 \qquad \text{(C) } 2.2 \qquad \text{(D) } 2.4 \qquad \text{(E) } 2.5$
Solution 1
The broken flagpole forms a right triangle with legs $1$ and $x$, and hypotenuse $5-x$. The Pythagorean theorem now states that $1^2 + x^2 = (5-x)^2$, hence $10x = 24$, and $x=\boxed{2.4}$.
(Note that the resulting triangle is the well-known $5-12-13$ right triangle, scaled by $1/5$.)
Solution 2
A right triangle is formed with the bottom of the flagpole, the snapped part, and the g
42 members originally agreed to go on the bus.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We would use the t- distribution.
From the information given,
Mean, μ = 2950
Standard deviation, σ = 115
number of sample, n = 25
Degree of freedom, (df) = 25 - 1 = 24
Alpha level,α = (1 - confidence level)/2
α = (1 - 0.98)/2 = 0.01
We will look at the t distribution table for values corresponding to (df) = 24 and α = 0.01
The corresponding z score is 2.492
We will apply the formula
Confidence interval
= mean ± z ×standard deviation/√n
It becomes
2950 ± 2.492 × 115/√25
= 2950 ± 2.492 × 23
= 2950 ± 57.316
The lower end of the confidence interval is 2950 - 57.316 =2892.68
The upper end of the confidence interval is 2950 + 57.316 = 3007.32
The solution is correct.
-7 < x < 7
or
x > -7 , x < 7
