Precalculus (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321979070
Author: Michael Sullivan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 32RE
Finding the Height of a Helicopter Two observers simultaneously measure the angle of elevation of a helicopter. One angle is measured as , the other as (see the figure). If the observers are 100 feet apart and the helicopter lies over the line joining them, how high is the helicopter?
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(a)...Ch. 8.1 - Geometry A right triangle contains an angle of 8...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Width of a Gorge Find the distance...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Distance across a Pond Find the...Ch. 8.1 - The Eiffel Tower The tallest tower built before...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Distance of a Ship from Shore A person...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Distance to a Plateau Suppose that you...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Reach of a Ladder A 22-foot extension...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Angle of Elevation of the Sun At 10 AM...Ch. 8.1 - Directing a Laser Beam A laser beam is to be...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Speed of a Truck A state trooper is...Ch. 8.1 - Security A security camera in a neighborhood bank...Ch. 8.1 - Parallax One method of measuring the distance from...Ch. 8.1 - Parallax See Problem 59. 61 Cygni, sometimes...Ch. 8.1 - Washington Monument The angle of elevation of the...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Length of a Mountain Trail A straight...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Bearing of an Aircraft A DC-9 aircraft...Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 64AYUCh. 8.1 - Niagara Falls Incline Railway Situated between...Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 66AYUCh. 8.1 - Constructing a Highway A highway whose primary...Ch. 8.1 - Photography A camera is mounted on a tripod 4 feet...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Distance between Two Objects A blimp,...Ch. 8.1 - Hot-Air Balloon While taking a ride in a hot-air...Ch. 8.1 - Mt. Rushmore To measure the height of Lincoln’s...Ch. 8.1 - The CN Tower The CN Tower, located in Toronto,...Ch. 8.1 - Chicago Skyscrapers The angle of inclination from...Ch. 8.1 - Estimating the Width of the Mississippi River A...Ch. 8.1 - Finding the Pitch of a Roof A carpenter is...Ch. 8.1 - Shooting Free Throws in Basketball The eyes of a...Ch. 8.1 - Geometry Find the value of the angle in degrees...Ch. 8.1 - Surveillance Satellites A surveillance satellite...Ch. 8.1 - Calculating Pool Shots A pool player located at X...Ch. 8.1 - One World Trade Center One World Trade Center...Ch. 8.1 - Explain how you would measure the height of a TV...Ch. 8.1 - The Gibb’s Hill Lighthouse, Southampton, Bermuda...Ch. 8.1 - Prob. 84AYUCh. 8.1 - Prob. 85AYUCh. 8.1 - Prob. 86AYUCh. 8.1 - Prob. 87AYUCh. 8.2 - The difference formula for the sine function is...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 2AYUCh. 8.2 - Prob. 3AYUCh. 8.2 - If none of the angles of a triangle is a right...Ch. 8.2 - For a triangle with sides a, b, c and opposite...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 6AYUCh. 8.2 - True or False The Law of Sines can be used to...Ch. 8.2 - Triangles for which two sides and the angle...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 17AYUCh. 8.2 - In Problems 17-24, solve each triangle. A= 50 ,...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 19AYUCh. 8.2 - In Problems 17-24, solve each triangle. A= 70 ,...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 17-24, solve each triangle. A= 110 ,...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 17-24, solve each triangle. B= 10 ,...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 17-24, solve each triangle. A= 40 ,...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 17-24, solve each triangle. B= 20 ,...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 25-36, two sides and an angle are...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 25-36, two sides and an angle are...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 27AYUCh. 8.2 - In Problems 25-36, two sides and an angle are...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 29AYUCh. 8.2 - In Problems 25-36, two sides and an angle are...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 25-36, two sides and an angle are...Ch. 8.2 - In Problems 25-36, two sides and an angle are...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 33AYUCh. 8.2 - In Problems 25-36, two sides and an angle are...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 35AYUCh. 8.2 - In Problems 25-36, two sides and an angle are...Ch. 8.2 - Finding the Length of a Ski Lift Consult the...Ch. 8.2 - Finding the Height of a Mountain Use the...Ch. 8.2 - Finding the Height of an Airplane An aircraft is...Ch. 8.2 - Finding the Height of the Bridge over the Royal...Ch. 8.2 - Land Dimensions A triangular plot of land has one...Ch. 8.2 - Distance between Runners Two runners in a marathon...Ch. 8.2 - Landscaping Pat needs to determine the height of a...Ch. 8.2 - Construction A loading ramp 10 feet long that...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 45AYUCh. 8.2 - Prob. 46AYUCh. 8.2 - Rescue at Sea Coast Guard Station Able is located...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 48AYUCh. 8.2 - Finding the Lean of the Leaning Tower of Pisa The...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 50AYUCh. 8.2 - Constructing a Highway A highway whose primary...Ch. 8.2 - Calculating Distances at Sea The navigator of a...Ch. 8.2 - Designing an Awning An awning that covers a...Ch. 8.2 - Finding Distances A forest ranger is walking on a...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 55AYUCh. 8.2 - Determining the Height of an Aircraft Two sensors...Ch. 8.2 - The Original Ferris Wheel George Washington Gale...Ch. 8.2 - Mollweides Formula For any triangle, Mollweides...Ch. 8.2 - Mollweides Formula Another form of Mollweides...Ch. 8.2 - For any triangle, derive the formula a=bcosC+ccosB...Ch. 8.2 - Law of Tangents For any triangle, derive the Law...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 64AYUCh. 8.2 - Make up three problems involving oblique...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 66AYUCh. 8.2 - What do you do first if you are asked to solve a...Ch. 8.2 - Solve Example 6 using right-triangle geometry....Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 69AYUCh. 8.2 - Find the exact distance between P 1 =( 1,7 ) and P...Ch. 8.2 - Prob. 71AYUCh. 8.2 - Prob. 72AYUCh. 8.3 - Write the formula for the distance d from P 1 =( x...Ch. 8.3 - If is an acute angle, solve the equation cos= 2 2...Ch. 8.3 - If three sides of a triangle are given, the Law of...Ch. 8.3 - If one side and two angles of a triangle are...Ch. 8.3 - If two sides and the included angle of a triangle...Ch. 8.3 - True or False Given only the three sides of a...Ch. 8.3 - True or False The Law of Cosines states that the...Ch. 8.3 - True or False A special case of the Law of Cosines...Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 9-16, solve each triangle.Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=3 , b=4...Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=2 , c=1...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 19AYUCh. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=6 , b=4...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 21AYUCh. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. b=4 , c=1...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 23AYUCh. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=3 , c=2...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 25AYUCh. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=4 , b=5...Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=2 , b=2...Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=3 , b=3...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 29AYUCh. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=4 , b=3...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 31AYUCh. 8.3 - In Problems 17-32, solve each triangle. a=9 , b=7...Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 33-42, solve each triangle using...Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 33-42, solve each triangle using...Ch. 8.3 - In Problems 33-42, solve each triangle using...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 36AYUCh. 8.3 - Prob. 37AYUCh. 8.3 - In Problems 33-42, solve each triangle using...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 39AYUCh. 8.3 - Prob. 40AYUCh. 8.3 - Prob. 41AYUCh. 8.3 - Prob. 42AYUCh. 8.3 - Distance to the Green A golfer hits an errant tee...Ch. 8.3 - Navigation An airplane flies due north from Ft....Ch. 8.3 - Avoiding a Tropical Storm A cruise ship maintains...Ch. 8.3 - Revising a Flight Plan In attempting to fly from...Ch. 8.3 - Major League Baseball Field A major league...Ch. 8.3 - Finding the Length of a Guy Wire The height of a...Ch. 8.3 - Finding the Length of a Guy Wire A radio tower 500...Ch. 8.3 - Wrigley Field, Home of the Chicago Cubs The...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 52AYUCh. 8.3 - Building a Swing Set Clint is building a wooden...Ch. 8.3 - Rods and Pistons Rod OA rotates about the fixed...Ch. 8.3 - Geometry Show that the length of a chord of a...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 56AYUCh. 8.3 - For any triangle, show that sin c 2 = ( sa )( sb )...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 58AYUCh. 8.3 - Prob. 59AYUCh. 8.3 - Prob. 60AYUCh. 8.3 - Prob. 61AYUCh. 8.3 - Write down your strategy for solving an oblique...Ch. 8.3 - State the Law of Cosines in words.Ch. 8.3 - Graph: R( x )= 2x+1 x3Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 65AYUCh. 8.3 - Given tan= 2 6 5 and cos= 5 7 , find the exact...Ch. 8.3 - Prob. 67AYUCh. 8.4 - The area K of a triangle whose base is b and whose...Ch. 8.4 - If two sides a and b and the included angle C are...Ch. 8.4 - The area K of a triangle with sides a , b , and c...Ch. 8.4 - True or False The area of a triangle equals...Ch. 8.4 - Given two sides of a triangle, b and c , and the...Ch. 8.4 - Heron's Formula is used to find the area of...Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 7AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 8AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 9AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 10AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 11AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 12AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 13AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 14AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 15AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 16AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 17AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 18AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 19AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 20AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 21AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 22AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 23AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 24AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 25AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 26AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 27AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 28AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 29AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 30AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 31AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 32AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 33AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 34AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 35AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 36AYUCh. 8.4 - Cost of a Triangular Lot The dimensions of a...Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 38AYUCh. 8.4 - Dimensions of Home Plate The dimensions of home...Ch. 8.4 - Computing Areas See the figure. Find the area of...Ch. 8.4 - Geometry See the figure, which shows a circle of...Ch. 8.4 - Approximating the Area of a Lake To approximate...Ch. 8.4 - The Flatiron Building Completed in 1902 in New...Ch. 8.4 - Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle is roughly...Ch. 8.4 - Perfect Triangles A perfect triangle is one having...Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 50AYUCh. 8.4 - Show that a formula for the altitude h from a...Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 52AYUCh. 8.4 - Inscribed Circle For Problems 55-58, the lines...Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 54AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 55AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 56AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 57AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 58AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 59AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 60AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 61AYUCh. 8.4 - Prob. 62AYUCh. 8.4 - Establish the identity: cscsin=coscotCh. 8.5 - The amplitude A and period T of f( x )=5sin( 4x )...Ch. 8.5 - Prob. 2AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 3AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 4AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 5AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 6AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 7AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 8AYUCh. 8.5 - Rework Problem 7 under the same conditions, except...Ch. 8.5 - Prob. 10AYUCh. 8.5 - Rework Problem 9 under the same conditions, except...Ch. 8.5 - Rework Problem 10 under the same conditions,...Ch. 8.5 - Prob. 13AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 14AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 15AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 16AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 17AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 18AYUCh. 8.5 - In Problems 1320, the displacement d(in meters) of...Ch. 8.5 - Prob. 20AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 21AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 22AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 23AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 24AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 25AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 26AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 27AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 28AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 29AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 30AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 31AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 32AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 33AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 34AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 35AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 36AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 37AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 38AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 39AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 40AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 41AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 42AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 43AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 44AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 45AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 46AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 47AYUCh. 8.5 - In Problems 45-50. the distance d (in meters) of...Ch. 8.5 - Prob. 49AYUCh. 8.5 - Prob. 50AYUCh. 8.5 - Loudspeaker A loudspeaker diaphragm is oscillating...Ch. 8.5 - Colossus Added to Six Flags St. Louis in 1986, the...Ch. 8.5 - Tuning Fork The end of a tuning fork moves in...Ch. 8.5 - Tuning Fork The end of a tuning fork moves in...Ch. 8.5 - Charging a Capacitor See the illustration. 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