An observer (o) spots a plane flying at a 35° angle to his horizontal line of sight. if the plane is flying at an altitude of 17,000 ft., what is the distance (x) from the plane (p) to the observer (o)? a right triangle is shown with angle o marked 35 degrees, hypotenuse marked x and the height marked 17000 feet. 20,757 feet 24,251 feet 29,639 feet 31,262 feet

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation