SOLUTION: The angle of elevation from me to the top of a library is 15* (degrees). We know that the library is 50 feet tall.
a) How far am I standing from the library?
b) How long of a
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Question 1045336: The angle of elevation from me to the top of a library is 15* (degrees). We know that the library is 50 feet tall.
a) How far am I standing from the library?
b) How long of a rope would I need to stretch from me to the top of the library?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The angle of elevation from me to the top of a library is 15* (degrees). We know that the library is 50 feet tall.
a) How far am I standing from the library?
tan(15) = 50/d (d is the distance from the library)
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b) How long of a rope would I need to stretch from me to the top of the library?
That's the hypotenuse
sin(15) = 50/hyp
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