Calculate the length of AC, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

AC ≈ 11.0 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Pythagoras' identity in Δ CDE and Δ ADE

CE² + DE² = DC²

CE² + 7² = 8²

CE² + 49 = 64 ( subtract 49 from both sides )

CE² = 15 ( take the square root of both sides )

CE =

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AE² + DE² = DA²

AE² + 7² = 10²

AE² + 49 = 100 ( subtract 49 from both sides )

AE² = 51 ( take the square root of both sides )

AE =

Then

AC = AE + CE = + ≈ 11.0 cm ( to the nearest tenth )

(a) {a₁, a₁r, a₁r², … a₁rⁿ⁻¹, …}

(b) $59 398

step-by-step explanation:

(a) the annual sequence of profits

aₙ = a₁rⁿ⁻¹

the model for the sequence of profits is {a₁, a₁r, a₁r², … a₁rⁿ⁻¹, …} .

(b) profit after 15 yr

  a₁ = $ 30 000

  r = 1.05

a₁₅ = 30 000 × 1.05¹⁴

a₁₅ = 30 000 × 1.979 93

a₁₅ = $59 398

the profit in year 15 will be $59 398.