Question
A railroad track enters a field 480 feet north of the southwest corner and leaves 340 feet east of the southwest corner what angle does the track make with the south boundary?
Answers
Steve
you have a right triangle, with
vertical leg = 480
horizontal leg = 340
so, the angle θ from the horizontal base is
tanθ = 480/340
vertical leg = 480
horizontal leg = 340
so, the angle θ from the horizontal base is
tanθ = 480/340