Question

Would I use cosine, or tangent for this?

Answer 1

From a boat on the lake, the angle of elevation to the top of a cliff is 18°41'. If the base of the cliff is 991 feet from the boat, how high is the cliff (to the nearest foot)?

Answer 2

@jdoe0001

Answer 3

Your not the real batman

Answer 4

Yes, I am. You are a failure. You don't even use proper punctuation.

Answer 5

K no need to get hostile, you call me a failure, yet you are the one asking for help?

Answer 6

Idiot.

Answer 7

This is a such a joke of question as well, probably the dumbest question on OS. If you can't do this, find a new profession.

Answer 8

I was joking. Laugh out loud. And asking for help does not make you a failure. In fact, if no one ever asked for help, we really would all be idiots.

Answer 9

tangent

Answer 10

You got your answer, now close it dummy.

Answer 11

I'm 16 years old. Right now, that is my profession. I assumed tangent, but it had just asked me a similar question, so I thought there might be something different about this one. Thank you jdoe! And may God bless you both.

Answer 12

\(\bf tan(\theta)=\cfrac{opposite}{adjacent}\implies adjacent\cdot tan(\theta)=opposite\)

Answer 13

Your rudeness is quite adorable @iambatman ! :3 Sure know how to make a girl smile.

Answer 14

Did you get a negative number @jdoe0001 ?

Answer 15

oh cmon you can at least get the answer yourself

Answer 16

Goodbye @iambatman ! God bless you! I won't be seeking your assistance.

Answer 17

I'm atheist

Answer 18

Then God bless you even more. I'll pray for you! <3

Answer 19

ahemm... nope, it's a positive length,

make sure your calculator is in Degrees mode

notice you have the angle in degrees

Answer 20

Oops. That makes more sense. Sorry about all that nonsense.

Answer 21

lolol

Answer 22

You're not even close to being batman!

Answer 23

Sweetheart, I feel you are wasting both your time, and mine. Please go help someone else, seeing as you're not helping me in the least. In fact, you're quite annoying. I said I would pray for you, I don't know what else you are seeking. And the reason I love him is because we have similar pasts, not just a random athiest obsession. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Answer 24

ahemm \(\bf \begin{array}{cccllll}
degrees&minutes\\
\hline\\
1&60\\
x&41
\end{array}\implies \cfrac{1}{x}=\cfrac{60}{41}\implies 0.68333 \approx x\\ \quad \\ \quad \\
18^o41' \approx 18.68333^o\)

Answer 25

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=tan(18.68333+degrees)+*+991&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=suggest

Answer 26

Nope. I did it with 18.41 for some reason. It should have been 18.68. So it would be 335.05, right?

Answer 27

yeap

Answer 28

You posted that just as I realized my mistake. Thanks again! :) God bless!

Answer 29

yw