SOLUTION: A rocket is fired at a ground level and climbs at a constant angle of 75degrees. what is the altitude of the rocket when measured from a distance of 10,000 feet from the launch spo

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Question 536091: A rocket is fired at a ground level and climbs at a constant angle of 75degrees. what is the altitude of the rocket when measured from a distance of 10,000 feet from the launch spot?
I know to start this problem you need a right triangle and the base of the triangle is 10,000 feet but im not sure what else please help very stuck
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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Draw the triangle. The 75 degree angle is between the base and the hypotenuse. The h is the side opposite that angle, while the 10,000 base is the side adjacent to that 75 degree angle.


This is a job for tan = opp/adj = h/10000.


tan75 = 3.7321 = h/10000 (multiply both sides by 10000) h = 37321 feet.


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