Answer:
Carlos is 35 years old now
Step-by-step explanation:
Assume that Carlos is x years old now
∵ Carlos is x years old now
∵ Carlos is 33 years younger than Kristen
- Kirsten's age is the sum of x and 33
∴ Kirsten is x + 33 years old now
2 years ago
∵ Carlos's age = x - 2
∵ Kristen's age = x + 33 - 2 = x + 31
∵ Kristen's age was 2 times Carlos's age
- Equate Kristen's age by 2 times Carlos's age
∴ x + 31 = 2(x - 2)
- Simplify the right hand side
∴ x + 31 = 2x - 4
- Subtract x from both sides
∴ 31 = x - 4
- Add 4 to both sides
∴ 35 = x
∵ x represents Carlos's age now
∴ Carlos is 35 years old now
The pairs are 1 and 10. 2 and 5.
You can get the different results for the same equation if one of the results is a variable. This is because, in this problem, x=12.
The ground, the building, and the ladder form a right triangle, in which
the leaning ladder is the hypotenuse.
For the angle between the ladder and the ground, the 4-ft along the ground
is the side adjacent to the angle, and the 7-ft ladder is the hypotenuse.
(adjacent side) / (hypotenuse) = cosine of the angle.
Cosine(a) = 4/7 = 0.57143... (rounded)
Angle 'a' = <em>55.15 degrees</em> (rounded)