a beam rests against a wall, forming a 50 degree witht he floor. use the function y=9 sec theta to find the length of the beam to the nearest tenth of a foot.

Answer 1

We can use the given angle of 50 degrees to find the angle in radians, which is approximately 0.8727 radians. Then, we can plug this angle into the given function y=9 sec theta to find the length of the beam:

y = 9 sec(0.8727)
y ≈ 25.5

Therefore, the length of the beam is approximately 25.5 feet to the nearest tenth.