1. Find the length L from point A to the top of the pole.
Â
2. Lookout station A is 15 km west of station B. The bearing from A to a
fire directly south of B is S 37°50' E. How far is the fire from B?
3. The wheels of a car have a 24-in. diameter. When the car is being
driven so that the wheels make 10 revolutions per second, how far with
the car travel in one minute?
4. A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 15.8 cm. Find
the perimeter of the octagon.
5. What is the angle of elevation of the sun when a 35-ft mast casts a
20-ft shadow?
6. A V-gauge is used to find the diameters of pipes. The measure of
angle AVB is 54°. A pipe is placed in the V-shaped slot and the
distance VP is used to predict the diameter.
Suppose that the diameter of a pipe is 2 cm. What is the distance VP?
Suppose that the distance VP is 3.93 cm. What is the diameter of the
pipe?
Find the formula for d in terms of VP.
Find a formula for VP in terms of d.
The line VP is calibrated by listing the corresponding diameters as its
units. This, in effect, establishes a function between VP and d
Mathematics Homework Solutions
#101431
Right Triangle
1. Find the length L from point A to the top of the pole.
2. Lookout station A is 15 km west of station B. The bearing from A to a fire directly south of B is S 37°50' E. How far is the fire from B?
3. The wheels of a car have a 24-in. diameter. When the car is being driven so that the wheels make 10 revolutions per second, how far with the car travel in one minute?
4. A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 15.8 cm. Find the perimeter of the octagon.
5. What is the angle of elevation of the sun when a 35-ft mast casts a 20-ft shadow?
6. A V-gauge is used to find the diameters of pipes. The measure of angle AVB is 54°. A pipe is placed in the V-shaped slot and the distance VP is used to predict the diameter.
a. Suppose that the diameter of a pipe is 2 cm. What is the distance VP?
b. Suppose that the distance VP is 3.93 cm. What is the diameter of the pipe?
c. Find the formula for d in terms of VP.
d. Find a formula for VP in terms of d.
The line VP is calibrated by listing the corresponding diameters as its units. This, in effect, establishes a function between VP and d
See attached file for full problem description.
What is this?
By OTA - Overall OTA Rating
Jingjian Qu, PhD (IP) - 4.8/5
Purchase Cost Now
$2.19 CAD (was ~$39.90)
Included in Download
- Plain text response
- Attached file(s):
- Help+Document.doc
Why you can trust BrainMass.com
- Your Information is Secure
- Best Online Academic Help Service
- Students find real academic Success
- practice problem help - (See attached file for full problem description with equations and diagram) --- show all calculations and graphical representations used. 1. Find the length L from point A to the top of the pole. ...
- Problem Set - 1. Find the length L from point A to the top of the pole. 2. Lookout station A is 15 km west of station B. The bearing from A to a fire directly south of B is S 37°50' E. How far is the fire fro ...
- Trigonometry - Solving problems such as find the lenght of L from point A to the top of the pole. (See attached file for full problem description with diagram) --- 1. Find the length L from point A to the top ...
- Trig Questions - I need assistance with the following questions. I need to know all of the steps/calculations involved so I can understand how this is done. Please only respond if you will provide the necessary calcul ...
- The wheels of a car have a 24-in. diameter. When the car is being driven so that the wheels make 10 revolutions per second, how far with the car travel in one minute? - The wheels of a car have a 24-in. diameter. When the car is being driven so that the wheels make 10 revolutions per second, how far with the car travel in one minute?
