Whether R closer to the shelter house or the fossil exhibit.
Answer to Problem 18PPS
R is closer to the fossil exhibit since its distance from her is shorter.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
R is looking at a map of a park that is laid out on a
Calculation:
Given the two points
Let on the coordinate system, R’s coordinates be
The coordinates given are
Apply distance formula by keeping the values of the two coordinates
Hence distance of RS
Thus,
Apply distance formula for RF
Hence distance of RF
Thus,
Clearly
Thus, R is closer to the fossil exhibit since its distance from her is shorter.
Chapter 10 Solutions
Pre-Algebra, Student Edition
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts and Applications (7th Edition)
Intermediate Algebra (7th Edition)
Elementary Algebra: Concepts and Applications (10th Edition)
A Graphical Approach to College Algebra (6th Edition)
Algebra and Trigonometry
College Algebra (6th Edition)
- Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780134463216Author:Robert F. BlitzerPublisher:PEARSONContemporary Abstract AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305657960Author:Joseph GallianPublisher:Cengage LearningLinear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Algebra And Trigonometry (11th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780135163078Author:Michael SullivanPublisher:PEARSONIntroduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth EditionAlgebraISBN:9780980232776Author:Gilbert StrangPublisher:Wellesley-Cambridge PressCollege Algebra (Collegiate Math)AlgebraISBN:9780077836344Author:Julie Miller, Donna GerkenPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education