Answer: 61.16 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
We can think in this situation as a triangle rectangle.
where:
The height of the tree is one cathetus
The shadow of the tree is the other cathetus.
We know that the angle of elevation of the sun is 78°, an angle of elevation is measured from the ground, then the adjacent cathetus to this angle is the shadow of the tree. And the opposite cathetus will be the height of the tree.
Now we can remember the relationship:
Tg(A) = (opposite cathetus)/(adjacent cathetus)
Where:
A = 78°
Adjacent cathetus = 13ft
opposite cathetus = height of the tree = H
Then we have the equation:
Tg(78°) = H/13ft
Tg(78°)*13ft = H = 61.16 ft
Im pretty sure it's 17.5 since 35 is odd.
Sure but wheres the picture?
Answer:
They would never intersect because they are parallel lines. You can tell they are parallel lines because they have the same slope and they have a different y-intercept. However, this doesn't mean that there was no solutions, there were, thats how i was able to tell what their slopes and y-intercepts were. So if there is an answer that you can choose from that explains that they won't intersect because they are parallel then that is the correct answer. It may be C, but I would see if there is another option.
3/7, 3/5, 1/2 is the answer it starts from the lowest to the lagest
