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Modeling Distance to a rising Weather Balloon with a Radical Relation.
A meteorologist is positioned 100 m from the point wh
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Modeling Distance to a rising Weather Balloon with a Radical Relation.
A meteorologist is positioned 100 m from the point wh
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Question 860654: i have a word problem i'm having trouble solving.
Modeling Distance to a rising Weather Balloon with a Radical Relation.
A meteorologist is positioned 100 m from the point where a weather balloon is launched.
If the weather balloon is rising vertically and the meteorologist remains fixed in his position, find an equation that describes the distance, d, between the meteorologist and the balloon in terms of the height, h, of the balloon vertically above the ground. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the weather balloon is rising vertically and the meteorologist remains fixed in his position, find an equation that describes the distance, d, between the meteorologist and the balloon in terms of the height, h, of the balloon vertically above the ground.
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This is a pythag problem; a^2 + b^2 = c^2
In this problem, a = 100, b = h, c = d
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d(h) =
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solve it when h = 50
d =
d =
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Use your calc to find the square root of 12500
d = 111.8 meters from the person to the balloon
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