To find: if the said person is in the region served by the tower.
Yes, the person is in the region of service of tower.
Given information:
The cellular phone tower services a 15 mile radius. On a hiking trip, a person is 9 miles east and 11 miles north of the cell tower.
Formula Used:
The Distance Formula
The distance d between
Standard equation of a
The standard form of the equation of a circle with center at
Explanation:
Let the position of the cell tower is at Origin
So, the distance between the tower and the person is:
Now, it is given that the cellular phone tower services a 15 mile radius. So, the region of service of tower is the circular area around it with 15 miles as radius.
Now, as
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