Solve Applied Problems Involving Hyperbolas
-Two Recording Devices Are Set $933.33$

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Solve Applied Problems Involving Hyperbolas
-Two recording devices are set 3200 feet apart, with the device at point A to the west of the device at point B. At a point on a line between the devices, 400 feet from point B, a small amount of explosive is detonated. The recording devices record the time the sound reaches each one. How far directly north of site B should a second explosion be done so that the measured time difference recorded by the devices is the same as that for the first detonation?

• A) \(933.33\) feet
• B) \(4098.78\) feet
• C) \(1549.19\) feet
• D) \(1763.83\) feet

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Definitions:

Lumbar Plexus

A network of nerve fibers in the lumbar region of the body, responsible for motor and sensory functions of the lower limbs.

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CNS

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PNS

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