Justin made a scale drawing of a sailboat he saw at the harbor. The length of the actual boat is 24 feet, and the mast is 20 fee
t high. In Justin's sketch, the boat is 2 centimeters longer than the mast. What is the length of the boat on his sketch?
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Here we need to use Trigonometry!
The given angle is 61°
The opposite to the angle is 22
So x is the adjacent
The trigonometric ratio that uses opposite and adjacent is tan
( I have uploaded a picture to help you )
tan α =
tan 61 =
adj =
adj ≈ 12.19 ≈ 12
x = 12
Here we need to use Trigonometry!
The given angle is 61°
The opposite to the angle is 22
So x is the adjacent
The trigonometric ratio that uses opposite and adjacent is tan
( I have uploaded a picture to help you )
tan α =
tan 61 =
adj =
adj ≈ 12.19 ≈ 12
x = 12