Question

Please please help me!!

Answer 1

The submarine is 307.8 yards below sea level.

Explanation:

Since the 500 yards are the hypotenuse of the right angle triangle, the acute angle opposite the side of the triangle we need to find is known (
`38^o`), we can use the sine function to solve the problem:

`sin(\theta)=(opposite)/(hypotenuse) \\sin(38^o)=(x)/(500) \\500\,*\,sin(38^o)=x\\x = 307.8307\,\,yards`

which rounded to the nearest tenth is : 307.8 yards