Question

A manufacturer is designing a two-wheeled cart that can maneuver through tight spaces. On one test model, the wheel placement (center) and radius is modeled by the equation (x + 1.5)2 + (y + 1)2 = 9. What is the graph that shows the position and radius of the wheels?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

This is weird ???

Answer 3

yea idk

Answer 4

I'm still confused @sourwing @ganeshie8 @iambatman

Answer 5

This probably won't help clear things up but in the equation:
(x + 1.5)2 + (y + 1)2 = 9
Shouldn't that read:
(x + 1.5)² + (y + 1)² = 9
Or is it just being multiplied by 2?

Answer 6

It's squared

Answer 7

@Nurali

Answer 8

Thanks Shay that REALLY clears things up
(no not really!!!)

Answer 9

I have no idea what that equation does nor do I know what the graph shows.
SInce I bothered to do this when x = 1.279 and y = 1.279 then the equation totals 9.001841 when it should be about 9. That doesn't help one bit does it?