Answer the first word problem ! and show work

b= 9.17 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The 4 feet from the wall is the bottom part of the triangle. The 10 ft. ladder is the hypotenuse of the triangle. Use the Pythagorean Theorem and substitute the known values.

a^2+b^2=c^2

4^2+b^2=10^2

Then square all the known values

16+b^2=100

Then get b by itself

b^2=-16+100

add -16 and 100

b^2=84

and finally square root both sides of the equation

b=9.16515 ft or 9.17 ft

part a

x     y

0     8

1     7.5

2     7

3     6.5

4     6

5     5.5  

for every hour i deducted .5 inches from the length of the candle

part b

it is a function because for every x value there is only one y value

part   c

for every x value there is only one y value

x       y

0       8

1       7.6

2       7.2

3       6.8

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