The question is find the height of the tree, given that at two points 65 feet apart on the same side of the tree and in line with it, the angles of elevaton of the top of the tree are 21° 19' and 16°20'.
1) Convert the angles to decimal form:
19' * 1°/60' = 0.32° => 21° 19' = 21.32°
20' * 1°/60' = 0.33° => 16° 20' = 16.33°
2) Deduce the trigonometric ratios from the verbal information.
You can form a triangle with
- horizontal leg x + 65 feet
- elevation angle 16.33°
- vertical leg height of the tree, h
=> trigonometric ratio: tan (16.33) = h /( x + 65) => h = (x+65) * tan(16.33)
You can form a second triangle with:
- horizontal leg x
- elevation angle 21.32°
- vertical leg height of the tree, h
=> trigonometric ratio: tan(21.32) = h / x => h = x * tan(21.32)
Now equal the two expressions for h:
(x+65)*tan(16.33) = x*tan(21.32)
=> x*tan(16.33) + 65*tan(16.33) = x*tan(21.32)
=> x*tan(21.32) - x*tan(16.33) = 65*tan(16.33)
=> x = 65*tan(16.33) / [ tan(21.32) - tan(16.33) ] = 195.73 feet
=> h = 195.73 * tan(21.32) = 76.39 feet.
Answer: 76.39 feet
Answer:
No
Step-by-step explanation:
We can plug in the ordered pair (6,-1) into the equation. Remember that 6 is the x coordinate therefore we plug it in for x and that -1 is the y coordinate so we should plug it in for y.
6x+3y=6(6)+3(-1)=36-3=33
Since 33 is not equivalent to 15, (6, -1) is not a solution to the equation.
Answer: y=3x-8, y=5x-8, and y=2x-8
Step-by-step explanation:
These equations are all lines in slope-intercept form (y=mx+b where b is the y-intercept). y=3x-8, y=5x-8, and y=2x-8 all have -8 as the b value. Therefore, these equations have the same y-intercept.
Changing the x from positive to negative, reflects the graph over the Y-Axis.
Adding 7 to X shifts the graph horizontally 7 units to the right.
