Trig word problem 14) A surveyor standing 58 meters from the base of a building measures...
SOH CAH TOA Word Problem Practice 6.) You are standing 50 meters from a hot air balloon that is preparing to take off. The angle of elevation to the top of the balloon is 28". Find the height of the balloon. - What side do you know? (Opp. Adj, or Hyp?) - What side do you have to find? (Opp, Adj, or Hyp?) - What trig ratio can you use? (sin, cos or tan?) What is the answer? ВІ y...
PRACTICE IT Use the worked example above to help you solve this problem. A person measures the height of a building by walking out a distance of 49.1 m from its base and shining a flashlight beam toward the top. When the beam is elevated at an angle of 40.5° with respect to the horizontal, as shown in the figure, the beam just strikes the top of the building. Find the height of the building and the distance the flashlight...