Question

Help with Law of Sines and Cosines

Answer 1

True or False: The following problem can not be solved by applying the Law of Sines (AAS):

A leaning wall is inclined 6 degrees from the vertical. At a distance of 40 feet from the wall, the angle of elevations to the top is 22. Find the height of the wall to the nearest foot.

Answer 2

hi

Answer 3

Hay :D

Answer 4

So with this

Answer 5

since the question says leaning wall and since its also depicting elevation this means right triangle

Answer 6

What do you think the answer is?

Answer 7

Well I need to plot first :p how it would look

Answer 8

that's a question mark by the way, not a 2. :)

Answer 9

So, what do you think the answer is?

Answer 10

Wouldnt this be false? Because you can easily law of sines for finding the rest

Answer 11

Correct. It is false

Answer 12

Because you could do 180-22-6 to get the missing angle

Answer 13

Correct. Nice job. :)

Answer 14

and from there just do the equations to get the sides

Answer 15

yep

Answer 16

Thank you for your help :D

Answer 17

anytime :)