16. James lets out 45 feet of string on his kite. The angle of elevation is How high above James' hands is the kite (x)?
X
A. 36.9ft
B. 55ft
C. 45ft
D. 63.9ft
17. The pilot of a traffic helicopter sights an accident at an angle of depression of 26°.
The helicopter's altitude is 1400 feet. What is the horizontal distance (x) from a
point directly below the helicopter to the accident? Draw a picture.
A.
B.
C.
1400ft
1365.6ft
682.8ft

Carter drank 15.75 gallons of water in 4 weeks. he drank the same amount of water each day. a. estimate how many gallons he drank in one day. b. estimate how many gallons he drank in one week. c. about how many days altogether will it take him to drink 20 gallons?

What is the approximate value of  q  in the equation below? –1.613–1.5220.5853.079

Given: ad¯¯¯¯¯ is an altitude. prove: ab2+ac2=cb2 right triangle a b c with right angle a. point d lies on side b c and segment a d is drawn. angle a d c is a right angle. drag and drop a reason into each box to correctly complete the two-column proof. statement reason ad¯¯¯¯¯ is an altitude, and ∠bac is a right angle. given ∠adb and ∠adc are right angles. definition of altitude ∠bac≅∠bda ? ∠bac≅∠adc ? ∠b≅∠b ? ∠c≅∠c reflexive property of congruence △abc∼△dba ? △abc∼△dac aa similarity postulate abbd=cbab ? ab2=(cb)(bd) cross multiply and simplify. acdc=cbac polygon similarity postulate ac2=(cb)(dc) cross multiply and simplify. ab2+ac2=ab2+(cb)(dc) addition property of equality ab2+ac2=(cb)(bd)+(cb)(dc) substitution property of equality ab2+ac2=(cb)(bd+dc) ? bd+dc=cb segment addition postulate ab2+ac2=cb2 substitution property of equality