Answer:
Total distance from Mr. West to dolphin
Step-by-step explanation:
Height of cliff on which Mr. West is standing above the surface of ocean =
Mr. West spot the dolphin under the water at a depth of =
∴ Total distance from Mr. West to dolphin=
Adding mixed numbers
Adding whole numbers first.
Adding fractions by taking LCD.
see the attached figure to better understand the problem
we know that
The equilateral triangle has three equal sides
so
in the equilateral triangle ABC
the height of the triangle is the segment BD
in the right triangle BCD
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
solve for BD
substitute the values
therefore
<u>the answer is</u>
the height of the triangle is
