Answer:
3. 5.3 ft
4. 4.5 ft
Explanation:
3.
Let's call the height of the connection point on the tree "h". We can use trigonometry to relate the angle and the length of the guy wire to "h". Specifically, we can use the sine function:
sine of the angle = opposite / hypotenuse
In this case, the opposite side is the height "h", and the hypotenuse is the length of the guy wire, which is 8 feet. So we have:
sin(42) = h / 8
To solve for "h", we can multiply both sides by 8:
h = 8 sin(42)
Using a calculator, we get:
h ≈ 5.3 feet
So the height of the connection point on the tree is about 5.3 feet, to the nearest tenth of a foot.
4.
The ladder, the wall, and the ground form a right triangle, with the ladder being the hypotenuse. Let's call the height on the wall that the ladder reaches "x". We can use trigonometry to relate the angle and the length of the ladder to "x". Specifically, we can use the sine function:
sine of the angle = opposite / hypotenuse
In this case, the opposite side is the height "x", and the hypotenuse is the length of the ladder, which is 5 meters. So we have:
sin(65) = x / 5
To solve for "x", we can multiply both sides by 5:
x = 5 sin(65)
Using a calculator, we get:
x ≈ 4.5 meters
So the ladder reaches a height of about 4.5 meters on the wall.