Question

Please please please help!!!!

Answer 1

I will start off by defining the angle

`\alpha = 90 - \beta`

as being the angle between altitude and the hypotenuse of the triangle.

`\alpha = 90 - 30.1 = 59.9`

Using trigonometry, and the definition of the tan function defined by

`\tan( \alpha ) = (opp)/(adj) = (x)/(1836.3)`

`\tan( 59.9 ) = (x)/(1836.3)`

`x = 1836.3 * \tan(59.9)`

`x = 3167.78`

Rounding to the nearest tenth

`x = 3170`