A man shines a laser beam from a third-story window of a building onto the pavement below. The path of the laser beam is represented by the equation y = –(2/3)x + 30. In this problem, y represents the height above the ground, and x represents the distance from the face of the building. All height and distance measurements are in feet.

Identify third story window as an ordered pair

Question

A man shines a laser beam from a third-story window of a building onto the pavement below. The path of the laser beam is represented by the equation y = –(2/3)x + 30. In this problem, y represents the height above the ground, and x represents the distance from the face of the building. All height and distance measurements are in feet.

Identify third story window as an ordered pair

anonymous · Answer

I understand that X intercept is (45,0) and Y intercept is (0,30). Would the Y intercept represent the third story window?