Two ships at sea in the moonlight.

Image by rujhan_basir via Pixabay (License)

Two pirate ships are sailing on the same sea. Using longitude and latitude, their trajectories can be mapped to a grid, where xx and yy are the ship's coordinates. Ship 1's trajectory is the line y=x2+2x+1y=x^2+2x+1, while ship 2's trajectory is y=6x+6y=6x+6. \\ The ships meet once at the equator, where they enter into a battle, firing cannons and blowing holes in each other's ships, yet narrowly escape one another. Approximately where in the sea could they have their next encounter?

Choose one answer

Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

↑ ↓ to choose · Enter to openSearch explanations and problems