Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - Trigonometry of Right Triangles - 6.2 Exercises - Page 488: 51

Answer

$ x=10\tan\theta\sin\theta$

Work Step by Step

Let c be the shared side. In the upper triagle (with given side 10), the third angle is $ 90^{o}-\theta$, c is the leg opposite to $\theta,$ so $\displaystyle \tan\theta=\frac{c}{10}\ \Rightarrow\ c=10\tan\theta$ In the lower triangle (with side x), the lower left acute angle is complementary with the ($ 90^{o}-\theta$) angle, so it is equal to $\theta,$ x is the leg opposite to $\theta,$ c is the hypotenuse, so $\displaystyle \sin\theta=\frac{x}{c} \ \Rightarrow\ x=c\sin\theta=10\tan\theta\sin\theta$ $ x=10\tan\theta\sin\theta$
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