Please help I need this for a math midterm the question is below in the picture !!
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Answer:
2 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
We need to use trigonometry for this. The appropriate one would be tangent, which is (opposite side) divided by (adjacent side).
In this case, the opposite side of angle A is BC, which is 6 meters. The adjacent side of angle A is AB, which is the ground. Since we don't know its length, we call it x.
Now, we write:
= 6/x
To solve, we just multiply both sides by tan(x) and x:
x = 6/[tan(72)] ≈ 1.95 meters ≈ 2 meters.
Thus, the answer is 2 meters.
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