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Chapter 8: Q. 10 (page 535)
Solve the triangle
The solution is
The figure is
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Rework Problem 8 under the same conditions except that, at time t = 0, the object is at its resting position and moving down.
Area of an ASA Triangle If two angles and the included side are given, the third angle is easy to find. The area K of the triangle with side and angles A, B, and C is
Area of a triangle Prove the two other forms of the above formula.
and
Distance to the Moon At exactly the same time, Tom and Alice measured the angle of elevation to the moon while standing exactly 300 km apart. The angle of elevation to
the moon for Tom was 49.8974° and the angle of elevation to the moon for Alice was 49.9312°. See the figure. To the nearest 1000 km, how far was the moon from Earth when
the measurement was obtained?
Suppose that you are headed toward a plateau 50 meters high. If the angle of elevation to the top of the plateau is 20°, how far are you from the base of the plateau?
Great Pyramid of Cheops One of the original Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid of Cheops was built about 2580 bc. Its original height was 480 feet 11 inches,
but owing to the loss of its topmost stones, it is now shorter. Find the current height of the Great Pyramid using the information given in the illustration.
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