document.write( "Question 1080630: Hi appreciated math tutors,
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document.write( "I just cannot figure this problem out...please help!
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document.write( "A car is traveling on a level road toward a mountain two Km high. The angle of elevation from the car to the top of the mountain changes from 6 deg. to 15 deg. How far has the car traveled?
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document.write( "Please give me a clear example of how to work this out. Thank You!!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #694789 by ikleyn(52890) You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "The setup by \"rapture\" is incorrect.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The correct setup is this \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "tan(6°) = 2/(x + d)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "tan(15°) = 2/d,\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where d and x are distances in kilometers.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It implies\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |