Morana is trolling for salmon in Lak Ontario. She sets the fishing rod so its tip is 1 m above the water and the line enters the water at an angle of 45 degrees. Fish have been tracked at a depth of 45km. What length of line must she let out?
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*35 degrees
Surely you mean a depth of 45m, not 45km! Draw a diagram. The length x of fishing line can be found via
(45+1)/x = sin35°
(45+1)/x = sin35°
Fish at a depth of 45 km in Lake Ontario ????
I live about 45 minutes from Lake Ontario, and let me guarantee you that lake is not that deep, lol.
Anyway .....
I will assume you meant 45 m.
let the line be l m long
cos 45 = 46/l ----- ( 1 m above the water + 45 l = 46 m)
l = 46/cos45= appr 65.1 m
I live about 45 minutes from Lake Ontario, and let me guarantee you that lake is not that deep, lol.
Anyway .....
I will assume you meant 45 m.
let the line be l m long
cos 45 = 46/l ----- ( 1 m above the water + 45 l = 46 m)
l = 46/cos45= appr 65.1 m