Question

Jaime is playing disc golf. He is standing across a creek from the basket at a 60° angle.

Answer 1

The equation used to find the distance, r, between him and the basket is:

$tan\ 60 = \frac{r}{5}\ meters$

Solution:

Given that,

Jaime is playing disc golf

He is standing across a creek from the basket at a 60° angle

Let "r" be the distance between him and the basket

The figure is attached below

From figure, it is a right angled triangle

By definition of tan,

$tan\ 60 = \frac{opposite}{adjacent}$

From figure,

opposite = r

adjacent = 5 m

$tan\ 60 = \frac{r}{5}$

Thus the equation used to find the distance, r, between him and the basket is found