280 foot building and spots a robber entering into a vault 4 ft. underground. the angle of depression from the robber to superman is 34 degrees. If he were to fly down in a straightline along his line of sight (through air, soil, and concrete)how far would he have to fly.
2006-12-20 07:33:20 · 2 answers · asked by kaelabrown90 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Eric's answer is correct until the last line:
so you have a triangle...
284 as one leg and the angle is 34. You need to find the length of the hypotenuse to get the answer.
sin 34 = 280/x.
i dont have a calc on me, but the answer is
x= (sin 34)/280
It should read:
x=280/(sin 34)
x=280/0.559
x=500.7
2006-12-20 09:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so you have a triangle...
284 as one leg and the angle is 34. You need to find the length of the hypotenuse to get the answer.
sin 34 = 280/x.
i dont have a calc on me, but the answer is
x= (sin 34)/280
2006-12-20 15:39:59 · answer #2 · answered by Chad Sexington 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋