Suppose you are headed toward a plateau 70 m high. If the angle of elevation to the top of the plateau is 60 degrees, how far ar

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mestny [16]

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Suppose you are headed toward a plateau 70 m high. If the angle of elevation to the top of the plateau is 60 degrees, how far ar

e you from the base of the plateau?

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1 answer:

krek1111 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-12T10:19:53+03:00

krek1111 [17]3 years ago

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See the picture attached to better understand the problem

we know that

in the right triangle ABC
tan 60°=BC/AC----> AC=BC*tan 60°-----> AC=70*tan 60°----> AC=121.24 m

the answer is
121.24 m