The captain of a boat knows that a lighthouse on the coast is 100 ft
1 answer:
Answer:
Height of the light house
Step-by-step explanation:
Distance of light house from boat = 100 ft
Angle of elevation from boat to the top of light house = 2°
Height above water while taking measurement = 4 ft
The figure of the situation is shown below.
For Δ ABC
Multiplying both sides by 100.
∴
Height of the light house
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Answer:
b = 71 m
A = 83°
C = 29°
Step-by-step explanation:
Many calculators can solve triangles. Apps are available for phone and tablet, or on the internet, like the one used here. In general, it takes less time to use one of these than to type your question into Brainly.
Given two sides and the angle between them, the Law of Cosines is the appropriate relation to use for finding the third side.
b = √(a² +c² -2ac·cos(B))
b = √(76² +37² -2·76·37·cos(67.75°)) ≈ √5015.48
b ≈ 70.82005 ≈ 71 . . . meters
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One a side and its opposite angle are known, the remaining angles are found using the Law of Sines.
sin(A)/a = sin(B)/b
A = arcsin(a·sin(B)/b) = arcsin(76·sin(67.75°)/70.82005) ≈ 83.33°
A ≈ 83°
C = arcsin(37·sin(67.75°)/70.82005) ≈ 28.92°
C ≈ 29°
Or, you can find the remaining angle from 180° -68° -83° = 29°.
