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 489: 66

Answer

$473.2m$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Use the figure given in the problem, in the right triangle to the left side with angle $45^\circ$, the length of the side on the ground is $h\cdot cot45^\circ=h$ Step 2. Similarly, in the right triangle to the right side with angle $75^\circ$, the length of the side on the ground is $h\cdot cot75^\circ=0.268h$ Step 3. The sum of the results above has a total length of 600m as shown in the figure, thus we have $h+0.268h=600$ which gives $h\approx473.2m$
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