document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=649450>Question 649450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flag is raised while an onlooker watches from a distance of 17 feet away from the base of the flag pole. The flag rises vertically at a rate of 5 inches per second. Let t denote the time (in seconds) after the flag begins to rise (For simplicity, assume that when the flag begins to rise it is 0 inches above the ground). Express the distance d (in feet) between the flag and the onlooker as a function of t. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have attempted this several times using the pythagorean theorem, but I I have not gotten the correct answer. Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " from the base of the flag pole.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The flag rises vertically at a rate of 5 inches per second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Let t denote the time (in seconds) after the flag begins to rise<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (For simplicity, assume that when the flag begins to rise it is 0 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( " above the ground).<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Express the distance d (in feet) between the flag and the onlooker as a function of t. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Change 5 inches to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the pythag: c^2 = a^2 + b^2, in this problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = d<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d^2 = (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >t)^2 + 17^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%2825%2F144%29t%5E2+%2B+289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%2825%2F144%29t%5E2+%2B+289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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