On a windy day, a 90 foot rope tightly secures a hot air balloon to a stake in the ground. From the balloon, the angle of depres
sion of the stake is 62º. Find the height of the balloon to the nearest foot. List your knowns and unknowns.
Solve the problem. Make sure your answer contains units and is labeled clearly.
Check your answer.
Write 2-4 sentences explaining your solution/checking process.
The answer is y = -8x - 20. If you were to use y = 8x - 20 then you'd get 4 = -44, which, obviously, is not true. To fix it all you need to do is add a negative sign in front of the 8. y = -8x - 20.
