I need some help with this

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Owlvark · Answer 1 · 2021-04-17T10:20:49+0000

Answer:

a) 6.1 feet

b) 12.6 feet

Explanation:

Using trigonometric ratios we know that:

$sin = (opp)/(hyp)\\cos = (adj)/(hyp)\\tan = \frac {opp}{adj}$

AKA SohCahToa.

To find the height, we will use sine.

$sin(26^o)= (x)/(14)\\14*sin(26^o)=(x)/(14)*14\\14sin(26^o)=x\\x=6.14$

To find the length we will use cosine.

$cos(26^o) = (x)/(14)\\14*cos(26^o)=(x)/(14)*14\\14cos(26^o)=x\\x=12.6$