A scale drawing is an enlarged or reduced drawing of an object that is similar to an actual object. Maps and floor plans are smaller than the actual size. A scale drawing of a human cell is larger than the actual size.

On a map, the equal sign in 1 in. = 30 mi does not mean that the two quantities are equal, as it would in an equation.

A scale is the ratio that compares a length in a drawing to the corresponding length in the actual object. If a 30-mile road is 1 in. long on a map, you can write the scale of the map in these three ways:

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Suppose that you are headed toward a plataeu 70m high. If the angle of elevation to the top of the platau is 35 degree how far a

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Answer:

The distance you are from the base of plateau = $99.97\ m\approx 100\ m$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Height of plateau = 70 m

Angle of elevation to the top of plateau = 35°

To find the distance you are from the base of plateau.

We will construct a triangle ABC to model the given situation. The triangle would be a right triangle for which we know an angle and its opposite side. We need to find the adjacent side of the triangle.

We will apply trigonometric ratio to find the adjacent side.

$\tan\theta=\frac{Opposite\ Side}{Adjacent\ Side}$