Trigonometry (10th Edition)

by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; Schneider, David I.; Daniels, Callie

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0321671775

ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Chapter 2 - Acute Angles and Right Triangles - Section 2.4 Solving Right Triangles - 2.4 Exercises - Page 74: 42

Answer

$RS = 33.4m$

Work Step by Step

1. Given $\angle T = 32^{\circ} 10'$ and $RT = 53.1$ 2. Using definition of trigonomic function to find RS (opposite side) $\tan (32^{\circ} 10') = \frac{x}{53.1}$ $x= RS = 33.4 m $

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