A trapezoid has sides of length 19 meters, 4.4 meters, 19 meters, and 17.2 meters. What is the perimeter?
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ΔABC is a 45 - 45 - 90 triangle. The pattern of its sides is as follows:
Each leg = 1 unit (and both legs are that way, since the triangle is isosceles - so two sides are the same)
Hypotenuse = √2 units.
So if we know either leg, we multiply by √2 to get the hypotenuse. In reverse, we divide by √2 if we know the hypotenuse to get the measurement of a leg.
Our problem tells us that the hypotenuse AC is 10 units. We divide 10 by √2 to get the measurement of leg AB. Since it's a 45 -45 - 90 triangle, AB = BC.
to rationalize the radical
Thus, each leg is 5\sqrt{2} [/tex].
Answer:
Height of the silo = 18 feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
From the figure attached BC is the length of the silo and the height of the farmer is 5 ft.
Farmer is standing at 8 ft distance from the silo.
From triangle AEC,
tan(∠CAE) =
=
m(∠CAE) =
= 32°
m∠BAE = 90° - 32° = 58°
From the triangle ABE,
tan58° =
BE = 8tan58°
BE = 12.8 ft
Total height of the silo = BE + EC
= 12.8 + 5
= 17.8
≈ 18 ft
Therefore, total height of the silo is 18 ft.
