Answer: 7 meters
Step by step explanation:
Now write an equation that represents the situation. You want to find the change in the dolphins depth, so subtract it’s beginning depth from its final depth.
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ΔAOB is a right angled triangle. Therefore the Pythagorean Theorem applies in this situation.
θ is the angle from a standard position of the line OA
The length of the y component is √(1-0)2 +(-3-(-3))2] =√(12+ 02) = 1 A(-3,1) to B(-3,0) which is opposite
Then the length of the x-component is √[(-3-0)2 +(0-0)2] = √(9+0)= 3 B(-3,0) to O(0,0) which is adjacent
The length of vector OA is √[(-3-0)2 + (1-0)2] = √(9+1) = √(10) A(-3,1) to O(0,0) which is the hypotenuse of the triangle
θ = 180 - α
sinθ = sin(180-α) = opposite/hypotenuse = 1/√10
cosθ = adjacent/hypotenuse = -3/√10
tanθ = opposite/adjacent = 1/-3 = -1/3
α= arcsin(1/√10) ≈ 18
θ =180 -18 ≈162
First look at the given numbers, especially 123 degrees which if you add up the other side it equals 180 degrees so:
180-123= 57
Ok now you know two sides of the triangle and you know that all the 3 sides add up to 360 degrees so:
57+75= 132
180-132= 48
