SOLUTION: Resubmission:
Find the acute angle that is formed by the line {{{ y-sqrt(3x) +1 = 0 }}} and the x-axis.
It says to graph the line and find the slope first?
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Find the acute angle that is formed by the line {{{ y-sqrt(3x) +1 = 0 }}} and the x-axis.
It says to graph the line and find the slope first?
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Question 1005706: Resubmission:
Find the acute angle that is formed by the line and the x-axis.
It says to graph the line and find the slope first? Found 2 solutions by rothauserc, Alan3354:Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! y = sqrt(3x) - 1
y = 3^(1/2) * x^(1/2) - 1
we know point (0, -1) is on the curve - substitute for x in the equation to get the corresponding y coordinate
this curve is a parabola NOT a line
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here is the graph of the parabola
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the acute angle that is formed by the line and the x-axis.
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That's not a line, it's a curve.
You can find the slope of the line tangent to the curve at y = 0:
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Find the x-intercept:
3x = 1
x = 1/3
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y' =
@ x = 1/3:
y' = (3/2)
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The slope 3/2 is the tangent of the angle.
--> angle =~ 56.31 degs