Question

the students in mr.collins class used a surveyors measuring devices to find the angle from their location to the top of a building. The also measured their distance from the bottom of the building. the diagram shows the angle measure and the distance. to the nearest foot, find the height of the building

Answer 1

use similar triangles and trigonometry...

Answer 2

whats opposite over adjacent?

Answer 3

hint: opposite over hypotenuse is sine

Answer 4

adjacent over hypotenuse is cosine

Answer 5

so wouldnt it be cosine

Answer 6

well ur trying to find the height of the building

Answer 7

i know

Answer 8

the hypotenuse is the slanted side

Answer 9

ur not trying to find that

Answer 10

ur trying to fine height, which, with respect to the angle, is opposite

Answer 11

so it would be o overa

Answer 12

so that would be sin

Answer 13

okay, what is the 100 ft? opposite, hypotenuse or adjacent?

Answer 14

would it be 70.906 and since i have to round to the nearest
foot would it be 72

Answer 15

what is going on?

Answer 16

70.9 rounds to 71

Answer 17

that is write

Answer 18

i mean right

Answer 19

lol

Answer 20

i know but on my answers its a.308ft b.33ft c.72 ft and d.2400ft

Answer 21

i am confused

Answer 22

i should choose answer b

Answer 23

what!?

Answer 24

okay first hero, i need you to tell me which trigonometry function we need to use

Answer 25

?

Answer 26

sin

Answer 27

i am not in the proper grade. u see i am in middle school