SOLUTION: I know I am suppose to use Trigonometry for this problem, but I have no how to start it. Please Help!! And how would I put the formula into a calculator?
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Question 935721: I know I am suppose to use Trigonometry for this problem, but I have no how to start it. Please Help!! And how would I put the formula into a calculator?
A detective discovered that a bullet passed through a window at a point 4’2” from the floor. It lodged in a wall 14’8” from the hole in the window and 7’ up on the wall. At what angle from the horizontal was the bullet fired? Round to the nearest tenth
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A detective discovered that a bullet passed through a window at a point 4’2” from the floor. It lodged in a wall 14’8” from the hole in the window and 7’ up on the wall. At what angle from the horizontal was the bullet fired? Round to the nearest tenth
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The horizontal distance x is 176 inches.
The vertical distance y is 84 - 50 = 34 inches.
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tan(angle) = y/x
