lunareclipze
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This is a major assignment and I don't understand exactly what I have to do for either of these questions
Ex: 1
From a window of one building, the angle of elevation to the top of another building is 38 degrees and the angle of depression to the base of the building is 49 degrees. Determine the distance between the buildings if the second building is 145m tall.
I know it's a right triangle SOH-CAH-TOA problem and what the angle of elevation/depression is, but I don't know how to set up the buildings..
Ex: 2
A farmer has a field in the shape of a triangle. From one vertex, it is 435m to the second vertex to the third vertex. The angle between the lines of sight to the second and third is 49 degrees. Calculate the perimeter of the field.
Where does the angle go? I think it's a sine law question, but I'm unsure of what vertex means.. does it mean side of the triangle?
Please help.. I'm really lost and this is overdue
Ex: 1
From a window of one building, the angle of elevation to the top of another building is 38 degrees and the angle of depression to the base of the building is 49 degrees. Determine the distance between the buildings if the second building is 145m tall.
I know it's a right triangle SOH-CAH-TOA problem and what the angle of elevation/depression is, but I don't know how to set up the buildings..
Ex: 2
A farmer has a field in the shape of a triangle. From one vertex, it is 435m to the second vertex to the third vertex. The angle between the lines of sight to the second and third is 49 degrees. Calculate the perimeter of the field.
Where does the angle go? I think it's a sine law question, but I'm unsure of what vertex means.. does it mean side of the triangle?
Please help.. I'm really lost and this is overdue