Simon's dog jumped into
a stream at a 68° angle from the corner of a bridge. simon crossed the bridge and walked downstream to meet the dog
part a: how long is the bridge, in feet?
part b: how many feet did the dog swim?

Respuesta :

The length of the bridge and the length the dog swam are 12.12 feet and 32.36 feet respectively

The problem forms a right angle triangle.

What is a right angle triangle?

A right angle triangle has one of its angles as 90 degrees. The sides and angle can be found using trigonometric ratios.

Therefore, the length of the bridge and the length the dog swam can be calculated as follows:

tan 68° = opposite / adjacent

tan 68° = 30 / x

cross multiply

x = 30 / tan 68

x = 12.12 ft

length of the bridge = 12.12 ft

The length the dog swim is as follows:

sin 68°= opposite / hypotenuse

sin 68° = 30 / h

h = 30 / sin 68

h = 32.3561767942

The distance the dog swimmed = 32.36 ft

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