Concept explainers
The height of the balloon, to the nearest foot, when the distance between the observer and the balloon is
It has been determined that the height of the balloon when the distance between the observer and the balloon is
Given:
A weather balloon is released
When the balloon is at height
Concept used:
The value of
Calculation:
It is given that the height of the balloon is denoted by
It is given that the distance between the observer and the balloon is denoted by
Finally, it is given that
Now, when the distance between the observer and the balloon is
Put
Squaring both sides,
Subtracting
Taking positive square root on both sides since height must be positive,
Evaluating,
Rounding off to the nearest foot,
Thus, the height of the balloon when the distance between the observer and the balloon is
Conclusion:
It has been determined that the height of the balloon when the distance between the observer and the balloon is
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