Question

A room 9m wide has a span roof which slopes at 34 degrees on one side and 44 degrees on the other. Find the length of the roof slopes, correct to the nearest mm

Answer 1

Answer:

Slope sides are;

5.07 m and 6.39 m

Step-by-step explanation:

I've attached a drawn diagram showing a triangle representing the roof slopes and I have attached it.

From the image attached, the missing angle is θ.

From sum of angles in a triangle,

θ = 180 - (44 + 34)

θ = 102°

Now, a & b represent the slopes of the roof.

Thus, using law of sines which is that;

a/sin A = b/sin B = c/sin C, we can solve as follows;

a/sin 34 = 9/sin 102

a = (9 × sin 34)/sin 102

a = (9 × 0.5512)/0.9781

a = 5.07 m

b/sin 44 = 9/sin 102

b = (9 × sin 44)/sin 102

b = (9 × 0.6947)/0.9781

b = 6.39 m