The conveyor belt is approximately 70.7 feet long and rises from the ground at 45 degrees. What is
the height of the silo?
Step 1
here we have a right triangle, we can use sine function
then,
Let
conveyor belt = hypotenuse=70.7 ft
hypotenuse=70.7
the height of the silo=oppsite side=leg2=opposite side
angle= 45 degrees
Step 2
Replace
Round to the nearest foot,
so, the height of the silo is 50 ft