Help Please!?
heres a question i need answered:
An ambulance is rushing to the aid of a car on an accident .a rescue helicopter already hovering directly over the car at an altitude of 125ft. the angle of elevation from the top of the ambulance to the helicopter is 24 degrees. how far is the helicopter from the ambulance
2007-05-01 15:36:27 · 1 answers · asked by Locknet Monda! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Help Please!?
heres a question i need answered:
An ambulance is rushing to the aid of a car on an accident .a rescue helicopter already hovering directly over the car at an altitude of 125ft. the angle of elevation from the top of the ambulance to the helicopter is 24 degrees. how far is the ambulance from the car in the accident
2007-05-01 15:38:45 · update #1
LOOK AT THE SECOND ONE
2007-05-01 15:39:40 · update #2
tan(24°) = 125/x so
x = 125/tan(24°) = 125/.44522 = 280.75 ft.
HTH
Doug
2007-05-01 16:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋