if -16 is added to a numbet and the sum is doubled, the result is 17 less than the number. what is the number?

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ololo11 [35]3 years ago

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Our missing number we are solving for is X.

We are told x will equal 2x (number doubled) plus -16.

x = 2x + -16 We want to move the smaller variable to the right to sit with the larger one and move the -16 to the left by subtracting it from both sides. Remember that subtracting a negative is the same as adding it. So essentially we add 16 to both sides.

16 = 2x - x Combine the variables

16 = x or x = 16

I chose to put the variable on the left in this problem to avoid having a -x on the left side. It doesn't matter which side the variable is on to solve, but when you state it - we usually say x = 16.

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1. A sine function has the following key features:

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Problem 1

See the attached image (figure 1)

16pi seems like a typo. I'm going to assume that it's a fraction and it is 1/(6pi)
f = 1/(6pi) = frequency
T = 1/f = 1/(1/(6pi)) = 6pi
Amplitude = 2
a = 2
b = 2pi/T = 2pi/(6pi) = 1/3
Midline: y = 3
d = 3

The function is
y = a*sin(bx-c)+d
y = 2*sin(1/3*x-0)+3
y = 2*sin(x/3)+3

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Problem 2

See the attached image (figure 2)

T = 12 is the period
a = 4 is the amplitude
b = 2pi/T = 2pi/12 = pi/6
y = 1 is the midline so d = 1
The y intercept is (0,1) which is the midline, which indicates no phase shifts have occurred so c = 0

The function is
y = a*sin(bx-c)+d
y = 4*sin((pi/6)x-0)+1
y = 4*sin((pi/6)x)+1

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Problem 3

See the attached image (figure 3)

Period = 4pi
T = 4pi
b = 2pi/T = 2pi/(4pi) = 1/2 = 0.5
Amplitude = 2
a = 2
Midline: y = 3
d = 3
y-intercept: (0,3)
The function is a reflection of its parent function over the x-axis, so 'a' is negative meaning a = -2 instead of a = 2

The function is
y = a*sin(bx-c)+d
y = -2*sin(0.5x-0)+3
y = -2*sin(0.5x)+3

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Problem 4

See the attached image (figure 4)

a = 10 which is half of the distance between the highest and lowest points
T = 8 is the period
b = 2pi/T = 2pi/8 = pi/4
c = -pi/2 is the phase shift since its really a cosine graph
d = 0 is the midline

The function is
y = a*sin(bx-c)+d
y = 10*sin((pi/4)*x+(-pi/2))+0
y = 10*sin((pi/4)*x+pi/2)

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Problem 5

See the attached image (figure 5)

a = 2 is the amplitude since it bobs up and down this distance from the midline
T = 8 seconds is the period (double that of the time it takes for it to go from the highest to the lowest point)
b = 2pi/T = 2pi/8 = pi/4
c = 0 is the phase shift as the buoy starts at normal depth of 20 meters
d = 20 is the midline

The function is
y = a*sin(bx-c)+d
y = 2*sin((pi/4)x-0)+20
y = 2*sin((pi/4)x)+20

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