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A balloon carrying a transmitter ascends vertically from a point 2000 feet from the receiving station. Let d be the distance between the balloon and the receiving station. Write the height h of the balloon as a function of d. What is the domain of this function?

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Concept\textbf{Concept}

Pythagorean Theorem\textbf{Pythagorean Theorem}

For a right triangle with legs of length aa and bb and hypotenuse of length cc:

a2+b2=c2a^2 + b^2 = c^2

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