Question

I know i'm supposed to use SOH COH TOA for this triangle but i forget how to solve it because i know sin is sine = o/h (opposite/hypotenuse) which im supposed to use to solve the length of this triangle but idk how to solve it if that makes sense (let me post a picture of the problem)

Answer 1

Ok, first we need to figure out what each side is...

Answer 2

What side is C ? Is it adjacent or opposite ?

Answer 3

adjacent right?

Answer 4

It's ~opposite~ from the given angle, so it's opposite- so that makes the bottom angle what ?

Answer 5

okay so we're using tan to solve length c then? since tan is o/a

Answer 6

wait no

Answer 7

it's still sin

Answer 8

Yep- so now we have
c/9=tan 60

Answer 9

c has an angle of 90 so would it be sin90 = 60 divided by 9?

Answer 10

Wait-

Answer 11

so 10ft is the answer?

Answer 12

!0 ft can't be the answer- I messed up somewhere
9/tan 60=c is the answer
Just solve that^ and that'll give you the answer...

Answer 13

okay ty

Answer 14

5.19ft correct?