HELP!!!! A problem about exponentials.

[soupy]

if a golfer is 150 yards away from the target and is going to hit their ball exactly 150 yds but aims 2 inches to the right, by how many yards will they miss the target?

 

[BigGlenntheHeavy]

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Note: Not drawn to scale, can you now solve for x.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

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Note: Not drawn to scale, can you now solve for x.

Glen,

How did you get (5400 - 4). I get sqrt(5400^2 - 4) = 5399.99963

Then x = 2.000000034"

What am I missing?

 

[BigGlenntheHeavy]

Sorry, that's 5400 - Y.

 

[mmm4444bot]

… aims 2 inches to the right …

I'm not sure what this means. :?

 

[BigGlenntheHeavy]

To be honest mmm4444bot, I'm not sure either, but thought I'll throw the above out.