Answer:
The angle of elevation of the sun is 39⁰
Step-by-step explanation:
Given;
height of the tree, h = 96 ft
length of the shadow, L = 120 ft
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120ft
Completing this triangle to cut across the top of the tree gives you a right angled triangle with θ as the angle of elevation of the sun.
Apply trig-ratio to determine the angle of elevation of the sun;
tanθ = opposite side / adjacent side
tanθ = 96 / 120
tanθ = 0.8
θ = tan⁻¹(0.8)
θ = 38.7⁰
θ = 39⁰
Therefore, the angle of elevation of the sun is 39⁰
5/6 is equivalent to 20/24
3/4 is equivalent to 18/24
so 5/6 is bigger than 3/4 by 2/24
The small number is 2.
The large number is 3.
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Let the two consecutive numbers be x and x+1.
- x be the small integer.
- x+1 be the large integer.
The sum of these two consecutive integers = small integer + large integer
The sum of these two consecutive integers is x+x+1 = (2x+1)
It is given that,
- The sum of two consecutive integers is one less than three times the smaller integer.
- This means that, (2x+1) is one less than three times the smaller integer.
- Here, the small integer is represented as x.
<u>Therefore, it can determined that :</u>
(2x+1) = 3x-1
Keeping x term on one side and constants on other side,
3x-2x = 1+1
x = 2
Therefore, the small number is 2 and the large number is x+1 = 3.
Answer:
A. 5
Step-by-step explanation:
The triangle will be a right triangle when the side lengths satisfy the Pythagorean theorem: the sum of the squares of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.
(x +1)^2 +x^2 = (√61)^2
x^2 +2x +1 +x^2 = 61 . . . eliminate parentheses
2x^2 +2x = 60 . . . . . . .subtract 1, collect terms
x^2 +x -30 = 0 . . . . . divide by 2, subtract 30
(x +6)(x -5) = 0 . . . . factor the quadratic
x = -6 or +5
The solution is x = 5.
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Side lengths cannot be negative. Solution values are values of x that make the factors zero. x+6=0 when x=-6, for example.
