From a hot air balloon, the angle between a radio antenna straight below and the base of the library downtown is 63°, as shown below. If the distance between the radio antenna and the library is 24 miles, how many miles high is the balloon? Show your work or explain how you got your answer.
please, this would help me so much!
You have a diagram, so review your basic trig functions. It should be clear that if the balloon is h miles up, then
24/h = tan63°
h = 12.23
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Since we're dealing with angles and distances, trigonometry comes to the rescue. We have a right triangle formed by the balloon, the library, and the radio antenna.
The angle between the antenna and the library is given as 63°, which means the angle between the ground and the hypotenuse (representing the balloon's height) is also 63°.
To find the height of the balloon (let's call it H), we can use the sine function. The sine of an angle is equal to the length of the side opposite the angle divided by the hypotenuse.
In this case, we have sin(63°) = H / 24 miles. Rearranging the equation, we find H = 24 miles * sin(63°).
Doing some calculations behind the scenes, we get H ≈ 21.64 miles. So, the balloon is approximately 21.64 miles high.
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To find the height of the balloon, we can use trigonometry. We will use the tangent function since we have the angle and the opposite side.
Let's call the height of the balloon H.
Tangent of the angle between the radio antenna and the base of the library is equal to the opposite side (height of the balloon) divided by the adjacent side (distance between the radio antenna and the library).
Tan(63°) = H / 24
To solve for H, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 24:
H = 24 * Tan(63°)
Using a calculator, we can find the approximate value of tangent(63°):
Tan(63°) ≈ 2.005
Therefore,
H ≈ 24 * 2.005
H ≈ 48.12 miles
So, the balloon is approximately 48.12 miles high.
To determine the height of the balloon, we can use trigonometry. Specifically, we will use the tangent function.
Let's label the height of the balloon as "h". From the information given, we know that the distance between the radio antenna and the library is 24 miles, and the angle between the radio antenna straight below and the base of the library is 63 degrees.
Using the trigonometric formula for tangent, we can write:
tan(63°) = h/24
Now, to find the value of h, we can rearrange the equation as follows:
h = 24 * tan(63°)
Using a scientific calculator, we can evaluate the expression:
h ≈ 24 * 2.286
h ≈ 54.864 miles
Therefore, the balloon is approximately 54.864 miles high.