Question
Wendy spots a pizza delivery car as she is looking down at a 15° angle from the top of her apartment building, which is 145 ft tall. How far away is the car from the base of the building? Round to the nearest hundredth.
Answers
Reiny
looks like a straight-forward right-angled triangle trig question.
tan75° = x/145
x = 145tan75
= 541.15
tan75° = x/145
x = 145tan75
= 541.15
Anonymous
thanks dude :)