The spotter on the ground is standing beneath the safety net. What is his distance from the base of the platform, to the nearest meter?

a. 2 meters
b. 4 meters
c. 1 meter
d. 3 meters

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The wording of the question is quite awful and it's a shame that its commonly used throughout online trigonometry courses. It could just be me though. It involves finding y and x then doing y-x to discover the answer.

Question

The spotter on the ground is standing beneath the safety net. What is his distance from the base of the platform, to the nearest meter?

a. 2 meters
b. 4 meters
c. 1 meter
d. 3 meters

https://courseplayer.avalearning.com/NeutralLMS/coursefiles/Questions/29073/L16%2005.png

The wording of the question is quite awful and it's a shame that its commonly used throughout online trigonometry courses. It could just be me though. It involves finding y and x then doing y-x to discover the answer.

kevin · Answer

find the angle between the platform and the spotter, then you can find the distance using trigonometry function :

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