document.write( "Question 1159155: A marksman aims at a target bullseye 60 meters away but just before he pulls the trigger, he is distracted and swings the rifle at an angle of a quarter degree. By how many centimeters did he miss the bullseye?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #783426 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! this is a right triangle with one left 60 m and the miss being x m \n" ); document.write( "the tangent is opposite/adjacent or \n" ); document.write( "tan 0.25 deg=x/60 m \n" ); document.write( "x=0.2618 m or 26.2 cm \n" ); document.write( " |