Homework Help: 11th grade

Posted by gabe on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 6:57pm.

in the distance you see an arch 192m. you estimate your line of sight with the top of the arch to be 8.4 degrees above the horizontal. appox how far in kilometers are you from the base of the arch?

11th grade - Damon, Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 7:01pm
192 m = 0.192 km

tan 8.4 = 0.192/d
geometry/trigonometry - drwls, Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 7:01pm
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