Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Chapter 2 - Acute Angles and Right Triangles - Section 2.5 Further Applications of Right Triangles - 2.5 Exercises - Page 83: 31

Answer

$h = 433.5$

Work Step by Step

1. Express h $\tan 49.2^{\circ} = \frac{h}{x}$ => $h = x \tan 49.2^{\circ}$ $\tan 29.5^{\circ} = \frac{h}{x+392}$ => $h = (x+392) \tan 29.5^{\circ}$ 2. Solve for x $h=h$ $x \tan 49.2^{\circ} = (x+392) \tan 29.5^{\circ}$ $x = \frac{392 \tan 29.5^{\circ}}{\tan 49.2 - \tan 29.5^{\circ}}\approx 374.10$ 3. Find h using tangent definition given in step 1 $\tan 49.2^{\circ} =\frac{h}{374.16}$ $h\approx 433.5$
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