Question

A blimp can be seen flying at an altitude of 8600 feet above a motor speedway during a race. The slanted distance directly to the pagoda at the startdash-finish line is d feet. Express the horizontal distance h as a function of d.

Answer 1

`h(d)=\sqrt\sqrdx^{d^(2) -(8600)^(2)`

Explanation:

Answer 2

This is the concept of geometry, to get the expression for horizontal distance h as a function of d, we shall use the Pythagorean theorem;
c^2=a^2+b^2
thus;
hypotenuse=d
horizontal=h
slanting=8600
thus;
d^2=h^2+(8600)^2
This implies that:
d=sqrt(h^2+(8600)^2)
thus;
d(h)=sqrt(h^2+(8600)^2)