IMG0 The graph of the equation y=r(x−3)(x−r) intersects the y-axis at (0,48). What are the two possible values of r? A bicycle costs $B before taxes. If the sales tax were 13%, Annemiek would pay a total that is $24 higher than if the sales tax were 5%. What is the value of B? The function f has the following three properties: f(1)=3. f(2n)=(f(n))2 for all positive integers n. f(2m+1)=3f(2m) for all positive integers m. Determine the value of f(2)+f(3)+f(4).
Solution
Since △ABD is right-angled at B and has ∠ADB=45°, then ∠BAD=45°. Similarly, △CPD is right-angled and isosceles with $∠ PCD = 45°.Further,△ APNand△ CBN are also both right-angled and isosceles. Since
CB = 6andNB = CB,thenNB = 6.SinceAB = 12andNB = 6,thenAN = AB - NB = 6.[[IMAGE0]]Since△ APN is right-angled and isosceles, then its sides are in the ratio
1:1:2.Thus,AP = PN = 21 AN = 26=32.Alternatively,ifAP = PN = x, then the Pythagorean Theorem gives
AN^2 = AP^2 + PN^2andso6^2 = 2x^2whichgivesAP^2 = x^2 = 18.Thus,theareaof△ APNis21⋅AP⋅ PN = 21⋅32⋅32 = 9. The line with equation
y = -3x + 6hasy−intercept6,whichmeansthatOB = 6.Tofindthex−interceptofthisline,wesety = 0 and obtain the equation
Since the area of △ACD is 21 of the area of △ABO, then the area of △ACD is 3. Next, we note that the line with equation $y = mx + 1hasy−intercept1;thus,OD = 1. This means that the area of
△ ADOis21⋅OD⋅ OA = 21⋅1⋅ 2 = 1$.
We can determine the area of △BCD by subtracting the areas of △ACD and △ADO from that of △ABO, which tells us that the area of △BCD is 6−3−1=2. [[IMAGE1]] Now, we can consider BD, which has length 6−1=5, as the base of △BCD; the corresponding height of △BCD is the distance from C to the y-axis, which we call h. Thus, $21⋅5⋅ h = 2andsoh = 54$.
This means that C has x-coordinate 54. Since C is on the line with equation y=−3x+6, we have y=−3⋅54+6=518.
Therefore, the coordinates of C are (54,518).
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