How do you complete a square root problem?

Ahiker stands at an unknown elevation before he ascends 2 miles up a mountain to an elevation of 9 miles. find the elevation of the hiker before his ascent.

You just purchased two coins at a price of $670 each. because one of the coins is more collectible, you believe that its value will increase at a rate of 7.1 percent per year, while you believe the second coin will only increase at 6.5 percent per year. if you are correct, how much more will the first coin be worth in 15 years?

Aspacecraft can attain a stable orbit 300 kilometers above earth if it reaches a velocity of 7.7 kilometers per second. the formula for a rocket's maximum velocity v in kilometers per second is vequalsminus0.0098tplusc ln upper r, where t is the firing time in seconds, c is the velocity of the exhaust in kilometers per second, and r is the ratio of the mass of the rocket filled with fuel to the mass of the rocket without fuel. find the velocity of a spacecraft whose booster rocket has a mass ratio of 20, an exhaust velocity of 2.1 km/s, and a firing time of 15 s. can the spacecraft achieve a stable orbit 300 km above earth?