Mathematics, 05.10.2019 19:30 naomicervero

You're flying from joint base lewis-mcchord (jblm) to an undisclosed location 125 km south and 135 km east. mt. rainier is located approximately 56 km east and 40 km south of jblm. if you are flying at a constant speed of 800 km/hr, how long after you depart jblm will you be the closest to mt. rainier?
convert hours into minutes in the final solution.

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Answer from: BM213

5.12 minutes ≈ 5 minutes 7.2 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

The flight path of the airplane is along the line ...

y = -125/135x = -25/27x

The perpendicular line through Mt. Rainier's location is ...

y = 27/25(x -56) -40

In standard form, these two equations are ...

25x +27y = 027x -25y = 2512

The point of closest approach has the coordinates that are the solution to these two equations:

(x, y) = (33912/677, 31400/677)

The distance d from the origin to this point is given by the Pythagorean theorem (distance formula) as ...

d = 1256√(2/677) . . . . . km

This distance can be converted to time using the speed of the airplane:

$(1256\sqrt{\dfrac{2}{677}}\,km)\times \dfrac{60\,min}{800\,km}=94.2\sqrt{\dfrac{2}{677}}\,min\approx 5.120019\,min$

5.12 minutes after departing JBLM you will be closest to Mt. Rainier.

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You're flying from joint base lewis-mcchord (jblm) to an undisclosed location 125 km south and 135 k

Answer from: blackordermember

The closest distance from a point to a line is its perpendicular distance to the line

The time it would take to be closest to Mt Rainier, is approximately 5.12 minutes

The reason why the value is correct is given as follows:

The given parameters are;

The direction of flight = 125km south and 135 km east

The location of Mt. Retainer = 56 km east and 40 km south of JBLM

The speed of flight = 800 km/hr

The slope of the travel path, m, is given as follows;

$m = -\dfrac{125}{135} = -\dfrac{25}{27}$

The equation of the path is therefore;

$y + 125 = -\dfrac{25}{27} \times (x - 135)$

$y = -\dfrac{25}{27} \times (x - 135) - 125$

The required slope for the perpendicular distance from the travel path to the Mt Rainier, m', is therefore;

$m' = -\dfrac{1}{m}$

Which gives;

$m' = -\dfrac{1}{-\dfrac{25}{27}} = \dfrac{27}{25}$

The equation of the line is therefore;

$y + 40 = \dfrac{27}{25} \times (x - 56)$

$y = \dfrac{27}{25} \times (x - 56) - 40$

The coordinates of the point where the two lines meet is therefore;

$\dfrac{27}{25} \times (x - 56) - 40 = -\dfrac{25}{27} \times (x - 135) - 125$

Solving with a graphing calculator gives;

x ≈ 50.09

y ≈ -46.38

The magnitude of the distance in km is, d = $\sqrt{(-46.38^2 + 50.09^2)} \approx 68.267$

The time it will take to be closest to Mt. Rainier, t, is given as follows;

$t \approx \dfrac{68.267 \, km}{800 \, km/hour} \approx 8.53 \times 10^{-2} \, hour$

The time it would take to get closest to Mt Rainier, t ≈ 8.53 × 10⁻² hours

$The \ time \ in \ minutes, \, t = 8.53 \times 10^{-2} \ hour\times \dfrac{60 \, min}{hour} \approx \underline {5.12 \ minutes}$

Time it would take to be closest to Mt Rainier in minutes, t ≈ 5.12 minutes

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Answer from: Quest

36 girls

step-by-step explanation:

the 48 boys is 4 parts of the ratio

divide 48 by 4 to obtain one part of the ratio

$\frac{48}{4}$ = 12 ← 1 part of the ratio

3 parts = 3 × 12 = 36 ← number of girls

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