The height of a plant over time is shown in the table below. Using a logarithmic model, what is the best estimate for the age of
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The side lengths could be 10, 24 and 26 units.
We must first find the side lengths. We use the distance formula to do this.
For RT:
For ST:
For TR:
Our side lengths, from least to greatest, are 5, 12 and 13.
To be similar but not congruent, the side lengths must have the same ratio between corresponding sides but not be the same length. 10, 24 and 26 are all 2x the original side lengths, so this works.
We must first find the side lengths. We use the distance formula to do this.
For RT:
For ST:
For TR:
Our side lengths, from least to greatest, are 5, 12 and 13.
To be similar but not congruent, the side lengths must have the same ratio between corresponding sides but not be the same length. 10, 24 and 26 are all 2x the original side lengths, so this works.
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- using y = x, the error is about 0.1812
- using y = (x -π/4 +1)/√2, the error is about 0.02620
The actual value of sin(π/3) is (√3)/2 ≈ 0.86602540.
If the sine function is approximated by y=x (no error at x = 0), then the error at x=π/3 is ...
... x -sin(x) @ x=π/3
... π/3 -(√3)/2 ≈ 0.18117215 ≈ 0.1812
You know right away this is a bad approximation, because the approximate value is π/3 ≈ 1.04719755, a value greater than 1. The range of the sine function is [-1, 1] so there will be no values greater than 1.
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If the sine function is approximated by y=(x+1-π/4)/√2 (no error at x=π/4), then the error at x=π/3 is ...
... (x+1-π/4)/√2 -sin(x) @ x=π/3
... (π/12 +1)/√2 -(√3)/2 ≈ 0.026201500 ≈ 0.02620