By using what we know about right triangles, we conclude that the height is 11ft.
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How far is the top of the escalator from the ground floor? </h3>
We can think of this as a right triangle.
Where the length of the escalator is the hypotenuse
We know that the angle of depression is 42.51°, then the top angle of our right triangle is:
90° - 42.51° = 47.49°
Now, the height of the top of the escalator would be the adjacent cathetus to said angle, then we can use the relation:
cos(a) = (adjacent cathetus)/(hypotenuse)
Replacing what we know:
cos(47.49°) = height/16ft
cos(47.49°) *16ft = height = 10.8ft
Rounding to the nearest foot, we get:
height = 11ft
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Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
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You don't need 3 equations to get a general solution. To do this use the equations x-3y-z=0 and -x+2y+0z= -3. Start out by letting z = t. Then solving those 2 equations simultaneously, your x's cancel out leaving you with -y-z=-3. But since z=t, then -y=-3+t or y=3-t. Now sub that in for y in the first equation, along with the fact that z=t to get x-3(3-t)-t = 0 and solve for x. x=9-2t. So a general solution for this would be (9-2t, 3-t, t)
