SOLUTION: The distance in miles can be seen on the surface of the ocean is given by d=1.4√h where h is the height above the surface of the water. How many feet high above the water (t
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Question 155881: The distance in miles can be seen on the surface of the ocean is given by d=1.4√h where h is the height above the surface of the water. How many feet high above the water (to the nearest tenth) would a pirate have to climb to see 16 miles?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation
Plug in
Divide both sides by 1.4. Note: (this is approximate)
Square both sides. Note: (this is approximate)
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Answer:
So the solution is which rounded to the nearest tenth gives us
So the pirate would have to climb about 130.6 feet to see 16 miles
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