A basketball hoop in Miguel's backyard casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. At the same time, Miguel cast a shadow that is 4.5 feet long. If Miguel is 5.5 feet tall, how tall is the basketball hoop? Round to the nearest tenth, and type the numerical value only.

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

​

step-by-step explanation:

this equation is in point-slope form.

where,

using this equation you can gather a point and the slope, which gives you enough information to draw a line. transform the equation to standard form to start.

the equation is now in standard form, we have a point, as well as the slope:

point: (0, -6)

slope: -2

plot (0,-6), then simply rise/run with the provided slope of -2, once you feel you have a comfortable amount of points - draw a line.