Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Applications of Trigonometric Functions - 8.1 Right Triangle Trigonometry; Applications - 8.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 520: 57

Answer

a. $111.96$ $ft/s$ or $76.34$ $miles/hr$ b. $82.42$ $ft/s$ or $56.2$ $miles/hr$ c. $x>18.82^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

a. $tan\theta=\frac{30}{x}$ $tan15=\frac{30}{x}$ $x=111.96$ $ft/s$ or $76.34$ $miles/hr$ b. $tan\theta=\frac{30}{x}$ $tan(20)=\frac{30}{x}$ $x=82.42$ $ft/s$ or $56.2$ $miles/hr$ c. $55+5$ $miles/hr \rightarrow 88$ $ft/s$ $tan\theta=\frac{30}{88}$ $\theta=18.82^{\circ}$
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