Question 1110605: a parasailer is towed by a motor boat at an angle of 43 degrees 20' above the water.
a. which trigonometric raio represents the ratio of the parasailer's height, h, to the length of the rope,i?
b. if the rope is 300 ft long, use a trigonometric ratio to find the height of the parasailer (to the nearest foot).
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! That is opposite over hypotenuse, viewed from the boat. That function is sine.
sin 43=h/200, assuming a new problem with a new height, since 20' will not be the answer
h=200 sin 43=136.4 or 136 feet.
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