Question: Hi, I'm trying to work this problem and I've read so much and find different ways to do it with different answers. I'm completely turned

Hi, I'm trying to work this problem and I've read so much and find different ways to do it with different answers. I'm completely turned around on this. How do I graph this out and which method of math should I use. Thanks.

In a video game, airplanes move from left to right along the path described byy=2+1x

. They can shoot rockets tangent to the direction of flight at targets on the x-axis located atx=1,2,3, and4

.

  • Will a rocket fired from(1,3) hit a target?
  • Will a rocket fired from(2,2.5)hit a target?
  • Will a rocket fired from(3,2.25)hit a target?

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