Since the problem is not telling us the height of Silvio, we are going to assume it is not relevant for our calculations.
Let

the altitude of the incoming plane. We know for our problem that the distance between Silvio and the tower is 3 miles, Also we know that the angle of elevation to the plane is 40°. With this information we can create a triangle as shown in the figure. We need a function that relates the angle of elevation with its opposite and adjacent sides, that function is tangent.




We can conclude that we should use the trig function tangent to model this situation; also, we can conclude that the equation that describes this situation is

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Answer:
<u><em>For x - y = 2</em></u>
You need to find x or y in one of the equations and then substitute that into the other.
So we have;
x-y=2
4x-3y=11
We will take the first equation and find x;
x-y=2
add y to both sides;
x-y+y=2+y
x=2+y
Now we take that answer and substitute it forx in the other equation;
4(2+y)-3y=11
8+4y-3y=11
8+y=11
y=3
Now we have what y equals, so we use it in the first equation to find x;
x-3=2
x=5
So we have;
x=5; y=3
Hope you understand!
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<u><em>And for 4x – 3y = 11</em></u>
Multiply the first equation by 2 and the second by 3 so that there are the same number of y's in each:
8x - 6y = 22 ...(3)
30x + 6y = -3 ...(4)
Now add (3) and (4) term by term:
38x + 0 = 19
or
38x = 19
or x = 1/2
Put this back into equation (1)
4*(1/2) - 3y = 11
or
2 - 3y = 11
Subtract 2 from both sides:
-3y = 9
Divide both sides by -3
y = -3
Answer:
s = -7.8
Step-by-step explanation:
from the question 12=10(s+4)+50
<u>first step</u>
open the bracket and evaluate for the value of s
12=10(s+4)+50
12 = 10s + 40 + 50
12 = 10s + 90
collect or combine the like terms
12-90 = 10s
-78 = 10s
divide both side by 10
-78/10 = 10s/10
-7.8 = s
therefor s = -7.8