Rapunzel is located in the highest room f a tower, and Prince Charming has come to save her is 100 m away from the base of the tower. If the Prince estimates that he is looking at Rapunzel's room at an exact 45 degree angle of elevation. How long must Rapunzel's hair be so that the Prince can climb up it from the bottom of the tower ?
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Rapunzel is located in the highest room of a tower, and Prince Charming has come to save her is 100 m away from the base of the tower. If the Prince estimates that he is looking at Rapunzel's room at an exact 50 degree angle of elevation. How long must Rapunzel's hair be so that the Prince can climb up it from the bottom of the tower?
To determine the length of Rapunzel's hair, we can use trigonometry. With the given information, we have a right triangle formed by the height of the tower, the length of Rapunzel's hair, and the distance from the base of the tower to the Prince.
Let's label the height of the tower as H (unknown), the length of Rapunzel's hair as L (unknown), and the distance from the base of the tower to the Prince as D (100 m).
Given that the angle of elevation is 45 degrees, we can use the tangent function to find the ratio between the opposite side (H) and the adjacent side (D):
tan(45°) = H/D
Since the tangent of 45 degrees is 1, we can simplify the equation to:
1 = H/D
Multiplying both sides by D, we get:
D = H
Therefore, the height of the tower is equal to the distance from the base of the tower to the Prince, which is 100 m.
To find the length of Rapunzel's hair, we need to calculate the hypotenuse of the right triangle formed by the height of the tower and the length of her hair.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
H^2 + L^2 = D^2
Substituting the known values:
100^2 + L^2 = 100^2
Simplifying further, we get:
L^2 = 100^2 - 100^2
L^2 = 0
Therefore, the length of Rapunzel's hair would be 0. In this scenario, the Prince won't be able to climb up Rapunzel's hair as it does not exist.
Please keep in mind that this analysis is based on the given information and assumptions made. In the actual Rapunzel story, her hair is portrayed as quite lengthy, but for the purpose of solving this problem, we have reached the conclusion that the length of Rapunzel's hair is 0.