A man stands on his balcony, 120 feet above the ground. He looks at the ground, with his sight line forming an angle of 50° with the building, and sees a bus stop. The function d = 120sectheta models the distance from the man to any object given his angle of sighttheta. How far is the bus stop from the man? Round your answer to the nearest foot.

187 ft
92 ft
77 ft
157 ft

Question

A man stands on his balcony, 120 feet above the ground. He looks at the ground, with his sight line forming an angle of 50° with the building, and sees a bus stop. The function d = 120sectheta models the distance from the man to any object given his angle of sighttheta. How far is the bus stop from the man? Round your answer to the nearest foot. 

    187 ft
    92 ft
    77 ft
    157 ft

anonymous · Answer

d = 120 *( 1/cos 50) is about 186.6869