Homework Help: Math

Posted by Kathy on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 9:35pm.

A space shuttle is spotted flying at an angle of elevation of 17° when sighted from Cape Canaveral. At the moment it is sighted, it is directly overhead a ship located 12 mi from the Cape. The height of the shuttle at this moment is approximately

a)3.5
b)3.7
c)2.8
d)4.1

Math - Raymond, Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 11:10pm
3.7 miles. The tangent of 17 degrees is .3057. So x over 12 = .3057 Thus x=(12)(.3057) or 3.6684 miles whch rounded off is 3.7 miles.

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