Question

A rocket travels 50 km vertically upward at a 90° angle from point A to point B. It then moves a distance of 50 km along the line segment BC, as shown below.



What is the height of the rocket, at point C, from the ground?

90 km

75 km

80 km

85 km

Answer 1

oh man i hated those... dont you ave to the tan cos sin things?

Answer 2

those are for angles I beleive...

Answer 3

yea i just need the distance :;

Answer 4

well its probably a special triangle... a 90,45,45?

Answer 5

nope its not :l

Answer 6

its a 90,60,30...

Answer 7

so whats \[x \sqrt{2} = 50km\]

Answer 8

well i dont know ... uhmmm i forgot all that stuff hold on let me work

Answer 9

nvm its \[x \sqrt{3} = 50\]

Answer 10

oh ok

Answer 11

I have no idea how to solve that xd

Answer 12

I'm thinking the answer is 75

Answer 13

i think its aprox. 9.128709

Answer 14

were did you get 75 ? lol i went to myalgebra.com and typed in x square root 30 = 50 and clicked solve lol thats what it gave me

Answer 15

lol looking at the picture :D

Answer 16

lol xD well my answer is wrong i guess or myalgebra.com is wrong xD

Answer 17

think I'll go with 75... :d

Answer 18

thanks for the help :)

Answer 19

alright your welcome for the help i didnt really give... xD