Question

A badminton net is tethered to the ground with a strand of rope that forms a 50 angle with the ground. What is the length of the rope, x? Write an equation and show work below. Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

5.4 ft to nearest tenth.

Explanation:

We know the adjacent side of the right triangle and we need the hypotenuse so we use the cosine:

cos 50 = 3.5/x

x = 3.5 / cos 50

= 5.445 ft.