Question

What What is the height of a right triangle with the angle that measures 60° in a base of 4?

Answer 1

answer: 4tan60

since you're looking for the height and you have an angle of 60 degrees, you are going to use the tangent function (opp/adj)

this is the set up: tan60 = x(opposite of 60) / 4 (the base)

then multiply both sides by 4 to get x alone

x will be your height.

Answer 2

Explanation:

For right triangles , such as this, tanΦ = opposite leg/ adjacent leg

or tanΦ = height / base

tan 60 = height / 4

4 tan 60 = height <=======use calculator to finish