MAT129 Fall 2024 Notes

Friday, November 15         Q9, Arcfunctions

      Your quiz is to complete the homework assignment for 8.3 Arc Functons (In Precalc). A video is provided.

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      The homework/quiz is found in the white box below and under solving triangles and the homework assignment.     You must show work on questions 1 and 2 and 3 and that includes taking the arc function of each side as symbolized by cos-1( ), written on each side of the equation as shown in dark blue lettering at the bottom right of page 11.13.c.gif shown at the right.     To complete the connect-the-dots, shown at the right in 11.13.b.gif, you need not show the work for each problem but you must correctly connect the dots.

Q1.       The world's steepest road is CA-108, along the Sonora Pass, in California. Its grade, its rise/run of 13:50, stated as a percent is 26%. What incline, angle of elevation is this? (Source: https://matadornetwork.com/read/steepest-highway-grades-in-the-us/)

Q2.       Solve the triangle with C = 90°, a = 2.5, c= 6.

Q3.       Complete the connect the dots shown at the right in figure 11.13.b.gif.

Q4.       Write and solve a word problem similar to Q1 using info found under "situtation usually studied."

      Quiz/Test Instructions

[MC,i. Home, site home page] calc1 [Words] spread sheet notes asquared at MCC [Essays] Classes [Table]© 11/14/2024, A2
http://www.mathnstuff.com/math/precalc/129/F.11.15.htm