bewellplus.gsu.edu
Helengg Helengg
  • 08-05-2015
  • Mathematics
Answered

two men on opposite sides of a TV tower of height 20m notice the angle of elevation of the top of the tower to be 45° and 60° respectively. find the distance in meters between the two men.

Verified Answer :

Trim
Trim Trim
  • 08-05-2015

The man on the 45 degrees side:

Tan(45) = Opp / Adj (rearranging we get . . .)
Adj = Opp / Tan(45) = 20 / 1 = 20m

The man on the 60 degrees side:

Tan(60) = Opp / Adj (rearranging we get . . .)
Adj = 20 / Tan(60) = 20 / 1.732 = 11.547m

Therefore the distance between the two men is 20 + 11.547 = 31.547m

Answer Link

Related Questions

Piggy says now weve really got a beast who is she talking about
Muscles perform what type of energy transformation
The money in Juans savings account earns 1 14 interest Which value is less than 1 14 The values are a 14 b 0125 c 180 d 00114
What is the electron configuration of the element with 27 protons
Allie needs to add a long row of numbers She should enter a Math sentence Formula Column Or Operation
Which choice is capitalized incorrectly The koran is the holy book of Islam koran The holy book Islam
what is 1 58 as a decimal
what can happen if the correct ICD code is not assigned
How many neutrons does element X have if its atomic number is 48 and its mass number is 167 How many neutrons
Which statements about the graph of the function fx x2 4x 2 are true Check all that apply The domain is xx 2 The range is yy 6 The function is increasing over t