A snow plough has a 3.2m blade set at an angle of 30 degrees How wide a path will the snow plough clear
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Answer:
1.6m
Step-by-step explanation:
The length of the blade is 3.2m
The angle which the blade makes is 30°
Assuming the path of the blade and the length it covers is a right-angled triangle,
The length of the blade is the hypothenus while the path at which it clears is the opposite of the triangle.
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Using SOHCAHTOA,
Sinθ = opposite / hypothenus
opposite = x
hypothenus = 3.2
θ = 30°
Sin30 = x / 3.2
X = 3.2sin30
X = 3.2 × 0.5
X = 1.6m
The path which the snow plough clears is 1.6m
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