Question

A dog is on the ground watching a cat on a 6-foot-

high wall. The angle of elevation from the dog to the
cat is 50º. About how far from the wall is the dog?

Answer 1

5.0344

Explanation:

tan=opposite

adjacent

Since you're trying to find the adjacent side to the angle 50, use tan.

So tan 50º= 6/x

Swap x and tan 50º , which puts tan 50º under the 6.

Use your calculator to find the approximate value of tan 50º (rounded to 4 decimals)

Then divide!