Question

A balloonist is directly above a straight road 1 miles long that joins two towns. She finds that the town closer to her is at an angle of depression of 35º and the farther town is at an angle of depression of 34º. How high above the ground is the balloon? (Not to scale) 1 mi The balloonist is about miles above the ground. (Round the final answer to two decimal places as needed. Round all intermediate values to four decimal places as needed.)

Answer 1

Prease Rate Answer my Thank you olsa Griven Bc - I miles 35° 34° <B= 35° (Alternate Angle LO: 34° ( Al Femcade Angle) b 34° 7350 ( B -I miles 키 we know the tence Opposite Adjacent A ACD A ABD AD tomos AD time = D C BD tom34° h h tam 3s = BD DC BD = и tam 35° DCE h tom34° Griven BL=1 miles Bc = Botol h h I + tom35° tom 34 b(+) 3 + h (33) (to (tam 35) (tom 34) tom 35) (tom 34) h - tem 34+Hcm 35"

miles ho turn 31 )( tem34) (tom 34 m (35) h (0.700207 207) (0.6745 miles 070020 to.70027 h = 0.47 229 oniles 1.52924 h = 0 7222 56 miles hn 0.7223 miles The baldonist is about 0.7223 miles above the ground.