Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 13 - Section 13.1 - Trigonometric Ratios - Exercise - Page 454: 22

Answer

$48\bar{0},000\ ft$

Work Step by Step

Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have: $${a}^2+{b}^2 = {c}^2.$$ Then $$ b = \sqrt{c^2-a^2}= \sqrt{521000^2-203000^2}=479824.96\ ft \approx 48\bar{0},000\ ft .$$
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