Not sure why such an old question is showing up on my feed...
Anyway, let
and
. Then we want to find the exact value of
.
Use the angle difference identity:
and right away we find
. By the Pythagorean theorem, we also find
. (Actually, this could potentially be negative, but let's assume all angles are in the first quadrant for convenience.)
Meanwhile, if
, then (by Pythagorean theorem)
, so
. And from this,
.
So,
The answer is 24 now goodluck with your homework
Given :
A boat is being pulled into a dock with a rope attached to the boat at water level. When the boat is 12 feet from the dock, the length of the rope form the boat to the dock is 3 feet longer than twice the height of the dock above the water.
To Find :
The height of the dock.
Solution :
This will make a right angle triangle as given in link below .
Now , applying Pythagoras theorem :
Now , h = 5 or h = -9 .
Now , height cannot be negative .
So , height of the dock is 5 ft .
Hence , this is the required solution .
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
we know hat
<u><em>Vertical Angles</em></u> are the angles opposite each other when two lines cross. They are always congruent.
In this problem
----> by vertical angles
we have
---> given problem
therefore