The tangent or tanθ in a right angle triangle is the ratio of its perpendicular to its base. The distance between the point Q and the ground is h-[L cos(80°)].
The tangent or tanθ in a right angle triangle is the ratio of its perpendicular to its base. it is given as,
[tex]\rm Tangent(\theta) = \dfrac{Perpendicular}{Base}[/tex]
where,
θ is the angle,
Perpendicular is the side of the triangle opposite to the angle θ,
The Base is the adjacent smaller side of the angle θ.
Let the height of the support be h and the height between the point q and the ground is x. Also, the distance between point Q and the support of the seesaw is L.
Now if we look at the ΔQAR, the measure of the ∠QRA is 80°, therefore, the sine of ∠QRA can be written as,
[tex]\rm Cos(\theta)=\dfrac{Base}{Perpendicular}\\\\Cos(\angle QRA) = \dfrac{AR}{QR}\\\\Cos(\angle QRA) = \dfrac{h-x}{L}\\\\L \times Cos(80^o)=h-x\\\\x=h-[L\ Cos(80^o)][/tex]
Hence, the distance between the point Q and the ground is h-[L cos(80°)].
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