Question

Please Help I'm Confused...

Answer 1

tan 63 = 8/(distance to the well)
distance to the well = 8/tan 63 = 4 m

Answer 2

The best approximation for the distance is 3.) 4 meters. Since the resulting figure forms a right triangle, you can use the mnemonic SOHCAHTOA. Since the angle has an opposite given distance while the value to be solved is adjacent to the angle, use TOA or Tangentθ = Opposite Side/Adjacent side. Wherein θ represents the angle.

So the equation looks like this:

Tangent (63) = 8m / x
1.96 = 8m/x
0.245 = 1/x
1 / 0.245 = x
X = 4.08m