Johnathon saw an eagle in a tree. The tree is 54 m away, and the angle of elevation to the eagle is 9°. Find how high up the tree the eagle is perched.
Johnathon saw an eagle in a tree. The tree is 54 m away, and the angle of elevation to the eagle is 9°. Find how high up the tree the eagle is perched.
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN:9780134217437
Author:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
Publisher:Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE:
1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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Trigonometric ratios give values of trigonometric functions. It always deals with triangles that have one angle measuring 90 degrees. These triangles are right-angled. We take the ratio of sides of these triangles.
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![angle of elevation
angle of depression
observer
horizontal
o object
1 Johnathon saw an eagle
in a tree. The tree is 54 m
away, and the angle of
elevation to the eagle is
9°. Find how high up the
tree the eagle is perched.
90
54 m](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd73bd7eb-4524-4c77-9401-28da0b109d0f%2F7e0ba587-55ea-4735-bde7-be7657d586e4%2Fa1xyal_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:angle of elevation
angle of depression
observer
horizontal
o object
1 Johnathon saw an eagle
in a tree. The tree is 54 m
away, and the angle of
elevation to the eagle is
9°. Find how high up the
tree the eagle is perched.
90
54 m
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