Question

Max observes the zoo and the library from a helicopter flying at a height of feet above the ground, as shown below:



What is the distance between the zoo and the library?

Answer 1

lol it says helicopter but the picture is an airplane

Answer 2

answer choices?

Answer 3

Choices
800
600<<-----I think its that one?
200
400

Answer 4

no offence to you but the picture sucks at explaning the problem

Answer 5

i think you are right

Answer 6

@pooja195

Answer 7

soo.. umm am i correct....

Answer 8

not sure

Answer 9

BTW its not my picture..lol ur soo funny..

Answer 10

@confluxepic

Answer 11

@Preetha

Answer 12

tan30 = helicopter to G / Library to G
tan 60 = helicopter to G / Zoo to G
okay so far?

Answer 13

okay soo..

Answer 14

solve for Library to G = 400sqr(3) / tan30
and for Zoo to G = 400sqr(3) / tan60

Answer 15

its 600

Answer 16

@zepdrix

Answer 17

are u sure? what are tan30 and tan60?

Answer 18

i got 30.3200403894

Answer 19

Library to Zoo = Library to G - Zoo to G

Answer 20

=400sqrt(3)/tan30 - 400sqrt(3)/tan60

Answer 21

hmm..not sure -2272.9

Answer 22

OK sorry for not making it clear enough. tell me which steps i showed above that u not following plz

Answer 23

umm the last..

Answer 24

Library to G = 400sqr(3) / tan30
Zoo to G = 400sqr(3) / tan60
Library to Zoo = Library to G - Zoo to G
=400sqrt(3)/tan30 - 400sqrt(3)/tan60

Answer 25

okay then...

Answer 26

make sense? whats the right answer?

Answer 27

800!

Answer 28

BINGO :)

Answer 29

yay!

Answer 30

thanx @superdavesuper for ur help!

Answer 31

welcome u did most of the work urselves :)