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at the foot of a mountain,the elevation of its summit is 45 degree .after ascending 500m , towards the mountain up an incline of 30 degree , the elevation changes to 60 degree .find the height of the mountain. :)

2007-08-18 21:06:26 · 2 answers · asked by hindol g 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

2 answers

I notice your question actually asks us to suggest the diagram, not solve the problem for you!
I don't know how to do the diagram on here, but suggest you do this:

Draw a starting point A, then a line from A inclined at 30 deg to the horizontal, ending at point B. Write 500m on this line.
From A draw a line at 45 deg to the horizontal, and from B draw a line inclined at 60 deg to the horizontal. Where they meet is the summit S.

I haven't looked at Helmut's solution, but I expect he's right -- he's pretty good at Maths. Anyway, I think he should have got something like
500 sin 150°/(√2 sin 15°)
On looking, I see it doesn't look much like Helmut's answer, but if you put them both in a calculator I think you'll find they're the same. I like his better than mine. email me if you want to discuss it further.

Now I see you can't email me, because you don't allow email. It's good to allow it: messages go through Yahoo! Answers, and your own address isn't revealed.

2007-08-19 00:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by Hy 7 · 0 0

h = 500(sin30° + sin60°)
h ≈ 683 m

2007-08-18 21:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0 0

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