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Fasten Your Seatbelts: Example 1

The document contains 3 word problems involving right triangles and trigonometry. The first problem asks the horizontal distance a plane needs to begin its descent to make a 5 degree angle with the ground after descending from 1.5km altitude. The second problem involves finding the angle of elevation of the sun given the height of a tree and length of its shadow. The third problem asks how far south a ship has traveled after covering 327km at a bearing of S22°E.

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Fasten Your Seatbelts: Example 1

The document contains 3 word problems involving right triangles and trigonometry. The first problem asks the horizontal distance a plane needs to begin its descent to make a 5 degree angle with the ground after descending from 1.5km altitude. The second problem involves finding the angle of elevation of the sun given the height of a tree and length of its shadow. The third problem asks how far south a ship has traveled after covering 327km at a bearing of S22°E.

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Example 1:

Fasten your seatbelts


A small plane takes off from an airport and rises
uniformly at an angle of 4°30’ with the horizontal
ground. After it has traveled over a horizontal
distance of 600m, what is the altitude of the plane
to the nearest meter?

x
4°30’
600m
Solution 1:
x
4°30’

600m
Let x = the altitude of the plane as it travels 600m
horizontally
Since we have the values of an acute angle and its
adjacent side, we will use

tan Ө = opposite side of Ө


adjacent side of Ө
Let us solve
x
tan 4 30 ' 
600 m
x = 600m (tan 40 30’)
x = 600 m (0.0787)
x = 47.22m or 47m
Let us solve
x
tan 4 30 ' 
600 m
x = 600m (tan 40 30’)
x = 600 m (0.0787)
x = 47.22m or 47m
Answer:
The altitude of the plane after it has
traveled over a horizontal distance of
600m is 47m.
Example 2: Emergency!!!
A ladder on a fire truck can be turned to a
maximum angle of 70° and can be extended to a
maximum length of 25m. If the base of the ladder
is mounted on the fire truck 2m above the ground,
how high above the ground will the ladder reach?

25m

70°

2m
Solution 2: 25m
x

70°

Let x = the altitude of the ladder mounted from


the fire truck 2m above the ground
Since we have the values of an acute angle and
its hypotenuse side, we will use

sin Ө = opposite side of Ө


hypotenuse
Let us solve
sin 70o = x
25 m

x = 25 m ( sin 70o )

x = 25 m (0.9397)
x = 23.49 m or 23 m

Answer:
The altitude of the ladder after it was
mounted from the fire truck 2 m above
the ground is 23 m.
Problem 1: Happy Landing
A plane is flying at an altitude of 1.5km. The
pilot wants to descend into an airport so that the
path of the plane makes an angle of 5° with the
ground. How far from the airport (horizontal
distance) should the descent begin?

1.5km
5°

x
Problem 2: Good Morning
From the tip of a shadow by the vertical object
such as a tree, the angle of elevation of the top of
the object is the same as the angle of elevation of
the sun. What is the angle of elevation of the sun if
a 7m tall tree casts a shadow of 18m?

7m
Θ
18m
Problem 3: Sail away
A ship sailed from a port with a bearing of
S22°E. How far south has the ship traveled after
covering a distance of 327km?

327km
x 22°

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