document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127638>Question 127638</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534404693/algebrahomeworkh>algebra and trigonometry with analiytic geometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A hot-air balloon is released at 1:00 P.M. and rises vertically at a rate of 4 meters/sec . An observation point is situated at 125 meters from a point on the ground directly below the balloon (see the figure). If t denotes the time (in seconds) after 1:00 P.M., express the distance d  between the balloon and the observation point as a function of t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please use the notation \"sqr(a)\" which equals PLEASE PLEASE, HELP </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93530 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93530\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The observation point, the point directly below and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height of the ballon form a right triangle. The distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from the observer to the ballon is the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%28h%5E2+%2B+125%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%28h%5E2+%2B+125%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >where distances are in meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ballon is going up at a rate of 4 m/sec. If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "is the elapsed time, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h+=+4t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h+=+4t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >is in seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is in meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%28%284t%29%5E2+%2B+125%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%28%284t%29%5E2+%2B+125%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%2816t%5E2+%2B+15625%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%2816t%5E2+%2B+15625%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters answer  </SPAN>\n" );
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