Question

A surveyor found the angle of elevation from the ground to the top of the building at two locations 20 feet apart as shown below.
2 lines are drawn from the ground to the top of a building, forming 2 triangles with the ground. The angle of elevation of the first line is 48 degrees. The second line is 20 feet away from line 1. The angle of elevation of the second line is 33 degrees. c is the length of the first line and h is the height of the building. Angle A is the angle to the left of angle 48 degrees, and angle B is the angle at the convergence of the 2 lines with the top of the building.

Which measurements are correct? Round side lengths to the nearest hundredth. Check all that apply.
m∠A = 57°
m∠B = 15°
c ≈ 10.89 ft
h ≈ 8.09 ft
h ≈ 31.28 ft

Answer 1

Applying the sine ratio and law of sines, the correct measurements are:

B. m∠B = 15°

E. h ≈ 31.28 ft.

What is the Sine Ratio?

Sine ratio that can be used to determine the side length of a right triangle is, sin ∅ = opposite side/hypotenuse.

Find c using the law of sines:

C = 33°

A = 180 - 48 = 132 [linear pair]

B = 180 - 33 - 132 = 15° [triangle sum theorem]

b = 20 ft

c = ?

Using the law of sines, b/sin B = c/sin C, we have:

20/sin 15 = c/sin 33

(c)(sin 15) = (20)(sin 33)

c = (20 × sin 33)/sin 15

c ≈ 42.09

Use the sine ratio to find h:

∅ = 48°

Hypotenuse = c = 42.09

Opposite = h = ?

sin 48 = h/42.09

h = (sin 48)(42.09)

h ≈ 31.28

The correct measurements are:

B. m∠B = 15°

E. h ≈ 31.28 ft

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