Question

1.A triangle has side lengths 10, 15, and 7. Is the triangle acute, obtuse, or right? Explain

2.A highway makes an angle of 6 with the horizontal. This angle is maintained for a horizontal distance of 5 miles.
To the nearest hundredth of a mile, how high does the highway rise in this 5-mile section? Show the steps you use to find the distance.

3.A forest ranger spots a fire from a 28-foot tower. The angle of depression from the tower to the fire is 11 .

To the nearest foot, how far is the fire from the base of the tower? Show the steps you use to find the solution.

Answer 1

for no.1
which one is true, of
15^2 = 10^2 + 7^2 or
15^2 > 10^2 + 7^2 or
15^2 < 10^2 + 7^2 ???
* if 15^2 = 10^2 + 7^2, then it called a right triangle
** if 15^2 > 10^2 + 7^2, then it called an abtuse triangle
*** if 15^2 < 10^2 + 7^2, then it called a cute triangle

Answer 2

* obtuse