20. The wave heights h in the open sea depend on the speed v of the wind and the length of time t that the wind has been blowing at that speed. Values of the function h = f(v, t) are recorded in feet in the following table. Use the table to find a linear approximation to the wave height function when v is near 40 knots and t is near 20 hours. Then estimate the wave heights when the wind has been blowing for 24 hours at 43 knots. Duration (hours) t 10 15 20 30 40 50 20 5 8 8 9 9 9 30 9 13 16 17 18 19 19 40 14 21 25 28 31 33 33 50 19 29 36 40 45 48 50 60 24 37 47 54 62 67 69 Wind speed (knots)

20. The wave heights h in the open sea depend on the speed v of the wind and the length of time t that the wind has been blowing at that speed. Values of the function h = f(v, t) are recorded in feet in the following table. Use the table to find a linear approximation to the wave height function when v is near 40 knots and t is near 20 hours. Then estimate the wave heights when the wind has been blowing for 24 hours at 43 knots. Duration (hours) t 10 15 20 30 40 50 20 5 8 8 9 9 9 30 9 13 16 17 18 19 19 40 14 21 25 28 31 33 33 50 19 29 36 40 45 48 50 60 24 37 47 54 62 67 69 Wind speed (knots)

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter7: Analytic Trigonometry

Section7.6: The Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Problem 92E

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