QuestionSarai is 200 ft from the platform with a angle of elevation. Which side is 200 ft: opposite, adjacent, or hypotenuse?
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. Sarai is standing200 feet from the base of the platform, which forms a right triangle with the platform and the line of sight to the top of the platform.
. The angle of elevation from Sarai's position to the top of the platform is62 degrees.
3. We are solving for the height of the platform (x).
STEP 2
In a right triangle, the side adjacent to the angle of interest (in this case,62 degrees) is called the adjacent side, the side opposite to the angle of interest is called the opposite side, and the longest side (across from the right angle) is called the hypotenuse.
STEP 3
In this case, the side labeled200 feet is adjacent to the62-degree angle, because it forms one of the sides of the angle. Therefore, the side labeled200 represents the adjacent side in relation to the62-degree angle.
So, the answer to Question1.2 is "adjacent".
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