Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 11 - Section 11.3 - The Tangent Ratio and Other Ratios - Exercises - Page 519: 45

Answer

$26730$ ft

Work Step by Step

$\tan37^{\circ}=\frac{12000}{x}$ $\tan48^{\circ}=\frac{12000}{y}$ $x+y=\frac{12000}{\tan37^{\circ}}+\frac{12000}{\tan48^{\circ}}$ $x+y=\frac{12000}{\tan37^{\circ}}+\frac{12000}{\tan48^{\circ}}$ $x+y=26730$ ft
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