Question

Due to construction, traffic is getting detoured from Main Street by making a 60° right turn onto Oak Avenue and continuing straight for 4 mi. To get back onto Main Street, you need to make a 90° left turn onto Lilac Lane and continue straight for x miles. Lilac Lane intersects Main Street at 30° for the end of the detour. Approximately how many miles should you travel on Lilac Lane to reach Main Street?

Answer 1

To solve the problem, we first need to visualize the scenario based on the details provided.

1. A right turn on Oak Avenue means that you turn 60 degrees clockwise from the direction of Main Street. Let's denote this initial direction (toward Main Street) as heading up along the y-axis.

2. When you make a right turn onto Oak Avenue, you are turning 60 degrees clockwise. After this turn, the new heading for Oak Avenue is at an angle of 60° from the vertical upward direction (y-axis).

3. You move 4 miles straight along Oak Avenue. We can represent the endpoint of this leg mathematically:

   • The coordinates after moving 4 miles along Oak Avenue can be calculated using trigonometry: \[ x_{\text{end}} = 4 \cdot \sin(60°) = 4 \cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = 2\sqrt{3} \approx 3.464 \] \[ y'_{\text{end}} = 4 \cdot \cos(60°) = 4 \cdot \frac{1}{2} = 2 \] So the point after 4 miles on Oak Avenue from the origin (0,0) becomes approximately \((2\sqrt{3}, -2)\) (where we're using the downward direction as negative on the y-axis).

4. To return to Main Street, you make a 90° left turn onto Lilac Lane. A left turn from Oak Avenue (which is heading roughly downward) results in Lilac Lane heading towards the left, which corresponds to the x-axis direction.

5. Since Lilac Lane intersects Main Street at an angle of 30°, you can visualize this as needing to travel straight along Lilac Lane until the line you are traveling aligns with the path of Main Street at this angle.

6. The angle of intersection suggests forming a right triangle where:

   • One angle is 30° (the intersection angle),
   • The opposite side (the movement on Lilac Lane) corresponds to the distance \(x\) you need to find, and the adjacent side corresponds to the 4 miles driven on Oak Avenue.

Using this geometric interpretation, we can find \(x\): \[ \tan(30°) = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}} = \frac{x}{4} \] Knowing that \(\tan(30°) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\): \[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{x}{4} \] Now, solving for \(x\): \[ x = 4 \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}} \approx \frac{4 \cdot \sqrt{3}}{3} \approx 2.309 \]

Approximate answer: You should travel approximately 2.31 miles on Lilac Lane to reach Main Street.

Answer 2

the answer choices are:

A. 6.9 miles
B. 4.0 miles
C. 5.7 miles
D. 11.25 miles

Answer 3

Given the choices you provided, it seems I might have made an error in the interpretation in my previous calculation or setup. Let's reevaluate the geometry and distances involved in the scenario.

To summarize the situation:

1. You begin at a point and make a 60° right turn onto Oak Avenue, traveling 4 miles.
2. From Oak Avenue, you make a 90° left turn onto Lilac Lane.
3. Lilac Lane meets Main Street at a 30° angle.

In this setup, we use trigonometric relationships based on the angles involved.

When you make a left turn from Oak Avenue heading on the vector direction you just traveled, you are changing direction by 90°, and we need to find the distance \(x\) along Lilac Lane before reaching Main Street.

Given the conditions:

1. The angle of intersection with Main Street (30°) corresponds to the path of Lilac Lane after the turn.
2. The right triangle setup means we now have:
   • Lilac Lane forms a right triangle with the direction being determined by the 30° angle with Main Street.

Using the sine function:

• The total movement along Lilac Lane that makes an angle of 30° corresponds to an adjustment to the initial movement along Oak Avenue (4 miles).

We can apply the Law of Sines or Sin function in a triangle if needed:

• The relationship based on \(\tan(30°) = \frac{\text{opposite side}}{\text{adjacent side}}\).

However, a direct application shows:

• If we were checking the distance where the angle with respect to a horizontal that would extend (vertical movement) can be calculated at any fixed distance, slightly reanalyzing gives:

\[ x = 4 \cdot \tan(30°) \] Where: \[ \tan(30°) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \approx 0.577 \]

And \(x\) from this leads us then to check relations as it does wrap around controllably. Therefore, effectively that means we now:

\[ x ≈ 4 \cdot 0.577 = 2.308 \approx 2.31 \text{ (Not matching options)} \]

Revisiting the geometry: If restructured properly for a recoverable adjustment setup: From the intersection theory,

To consider:

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• Given choice averages; understanding incidental travel distances overall at either effective distance routing on secondary angles to reach a finishing point.

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Thus we select:

• The closest aligning option: B. 4.0 miles.