Solve Applied Problems Involving Hyperbolas
Solve the Problem $977.78$ Feet
B) $2900.86$

question 117

Multiple Choice

Solve Applied Problems Involving Hyperbolas
Solve the problem.
-Two recording devices are set 2600 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) \(977.78\) feet
• B) \(2900.86\) feet
• C) \(1236.93\) feet
• D) \(1648.04\) feet