Question

An apple that was 4 meters off the ground was blown off a tree. The angle between the final position of the apple and the original

position of the apple was 35
4 m
35
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Which equation can be used to find the horizontal distance, r, that the apple was displaced?

Answer 1

we also need the vertical distance between the original spot and the ground to solve this,

Answer 2

tan 35° = \frac{4m}{r}

Explanation:

Tan is the length of the opposite leg over the length of the adjacent length and for angle 35 4 was the length of the opposite leg and r was the length of the adjacent leg