document.write( "Question 654045: A field goal kicker can kick the football 22
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document.write( "yards into the wind. In identical conditions,
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document.write( "kicking with the wind, the ball travels 58
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document.write( "a) Find the distance the kicker can kick
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document.write( "with no wind.
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document.write( "Answer in units of yards\r
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document.write( "b) Find the distance controlled by the wind.
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document.write( "Answer in units of yards \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #408608 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A field goal kicker can kick the football 22 \n" ); document.write( "yards into the wind. In identical conditions, \n" ); document.write( "kicking with the wind, the ball travels 58 \n" ); document.write( "yards. \n" ); document.write( "a) Find the distance the kicker can kick \n" ); document.write( "with no wind. \n" ); document.write( "Answer in units of yards \n" ); document.write( "b) Find the distance controlled by the wind. \n" ); document.write( "Answer in units of yards \n" ); document.write( "** \n" ); document.write( "let x=kick distance with no wind \n" ); document.write( "let c=distance controlled by wind \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x-c=22 \n" ); document.write( "x+c=58 \n" ); document.write( "add \n" ); document.write( "2x=80 \n" ); document.write( "x=40 \n" ); document.write( "c=x-22=40-22=18 \n" ); document.write( "kick distance with no wind=40 yds \n" ); document.write( "distance controlled by wind=18 yds \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |