A Rock Attached to a String Is Whirled Horizontally About

question 80

Multiple Choice

A rock attached to a string is whirled horizontally about the origin in a counterclockwise circular path with radius 5 feet. When the string breaks, the rock travels on a linear path perpendicular to the radius OP and hits the wall which is feet away. If the string breaks when the rock is at , find the x -coordinate of the point at which the rock hits the wall.

• A)-6
• B)-4
• C)-7
• D)-5
• E)-8

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Definitions:

Histogram

A graphical representation showing a frequency distribution where the data is grouped into ranges and represented by bars.

Bar Chart

A graphical representation of data using bars of different heights or lengths to compare values across categories.

Ratio Scale

A quantitative scale of measurement that has a true zero-point and units of equal intervals, allowing for the comparison of absolute magnitudes of numbers.

Interval Scale

A type of measurement scale that represents both the order of data points and the exact differences between them, but without a true zero point.