Question

Jim is designing a seesaw for a children's park. The seesaw should make an angle of 30° with the ground, and the maximum height to which it should rise is 1 meter, as shown below:

A seesaw is shown with one end on the ground and the other in the air. The seesaw makes an angle of 30 degrees with the ground. The height of the seesaw from the ground, at the other end, is labeled 1 meter.

What is the maximum length of the seesaw?

1.4 meters

2 meters

0.5 meters

1 meter

Answer 1

i think the answer is 0.5 meters.

Answer 2

yep

Answer 3

please help me somebody

Answer 4

are you absoutely sure

Answer 5

my friend thought it was 2

Answer 6

Let me make sure. 1 sec

Answer 7

No it would actually be 2. Because when the other end of the seesaw go up it doubles.

Answer 8

what did you do to get 2 though

Answer 9

can you tell me how please

Answer 10

@cwrw238

Answer 11

Calling in backup

Answer 12

on my paper i did sin 30 degrees =1/x
sin 30 degrees times 1 = 0.5
what do you mean the seasaw doubles?

Answer 13

can somebody please help me.