When Mount Saint Helens erupted in 1980, the top of the mountain was blown off. A surveyor determined the height of the new summ
it by measuring the angle of elevation to the top to be 37°46'. She then moved 1000 feet closer to the volcano and measured the angle of elevation to be 40°30'. Find in ft the new height of Mount Saint Helens.
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Answer:
Height= 8341.6 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
A surveyor determined the height of the new summit by measuring the angle of elevation to the top to be 37°46'. She then moved 1000 feet closer to the volcano and measured the angle of elevation to be 40°30'.
40°30'= 40.5°
37°46'= 37.767°
b = 180-40.5
b= 139.5°
a= 180-139.5-37.767
a= 2.733°
Using sine method
1000/Sina= y/sinB
1000/sin 2.733= y/sin 139.5
(1000*sin 139.5)/sin 2.733= y
(1000*0.6494)/0.04768= y
13619.96= y
Y= 13620 feet
Height/sin 37.767= 13620
Height=13620*sin37.767
Height= 8341.59
Height= 8341.6 feet
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