1. When you look down from the top of a building at an angle of 63degrees, you will see a man reading a newspaper. If the building is 50m high, how far is the man from the building?

Question

1. When you look down from the top of a building at an angle of 63degrees, you will see a man reading a newspaper.  If the building is 50m high, how far is the man from the building?

2.  A plane takes off at an angle of 15deg20'.  How high will it have risen after it has flown a slant distance of 
20 000 m?

bobpursley · Answer

a, Tan 27=50/d solve for d b. sinAngle=h/20,000 solve for h.

Steve · Answer

50/x = tan 63 x/20000 = sin 15.33