Consider the same result: an observer sees the top of a vertical object at an angle of elevation 30°. If the height is 24 units, which expression gives the horizontal distance?
Question
Consider the same result: an observer sees the top of a vertical object at an angle of elevation 30°. If the height is 24 units, which expression gives the horizontal distance?
24
24Ö3
48
24Ö2
Answer
24Ö3
Detailed Explanation
Use tan q = opposite/adjacent. For q=30°, solve adjacent = height/tan q. — Examisthan.com