5. Find the thickness of each layer. Use the data to determine the percentage of the total
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Answer:
The bird is 2.44km high
Step-by-step explanation:
Hello,
To solve this question, we need to understand how they are and we can only get this with a correct pictorial diagram.
See attached document for better understanding.
From the first diagram, we understand that the bird is between them and also on top of them.
Assuming Susan, Mark and the bird all form a triangle at each other and the bird at the top, we can divide the the triangle into two equal parts.
But before then, we should know that sum of angles in a triangle is equal to 180°
Therefore,
20° + 50° + b° = 180
70° + b = 180
b = 180° - 70°
b = 110°
Dividing angle b into two equal parts = 55° on each side.
See the last attached document for better illustration.
Using SOHCAHTOA, we can find the adjacent of the triangle which corresponds to the height of the bird.
We have opposite = 3.4km and we're looking for adjacent. We can use tangent of the angle to find the adjacent.
Tanθ = opposite / adjacent
Tan 55° = 3.5 / adj
Adjacent = 3.5 / tan55
Adjacent = 3.5 / 1.43
Adjacent = 2.44km
The height of the bird is 2.44km
Answer:
6.2
Step-by-step explanation:
Although there's multiple ways to solve this problem, my method will be to simply find the area for the full triangle (the empty + orange triangles) and subtract the area of the smaller, empty triangle.
Now, you that area for a triangle is 1/2*base*height.
To find the measurements for the full triangle, you must add up the bases for the two smaller triangles:
Height is the same for both triangles so Height total = 4 ft.
Now the total area can be calculated:
Area total= 1/2* base_total * height_total
Area total = 1/2 * 5ft * 4 ft
Area total = 20 / 2 = 10 ft squared
Lastly, subtract the area of the empty triangle from the total triangle to find the orange triangle.
Area Empty Triangle = 1/2 * base_empty * height_empty
Area Empty Triangle = 1/2 * 1.9ft * 4 ft = 7.6 ft / 2 = 3.8 ft squared
Area total - Area empty = 10ft^2 - 3.8ft^2 = 6.2 ft squared