Trigonometry allows to find the result for the question about the height of the mountain is:
- The height mountain is: y = 9674.4 ft
Trigonometry allows finding relationships between the angles of a right triangle.
[tex]tan \theta = \frac{y}{x}[/tex]
Where θ is the angle, y the opposite leg (height) and x the adjacent leg (horizontal distance).
In the attachment we can see a diagram of the system. They indicate that for x distance the angle is 14.67º
tan 14.67 = [tex]\frac{y}{x}[/tex]
At the other point the angle is 10.38º.
tan 10.38 = [tex]\frac{y}{x+15860}[/tex]
We look for the horizontal distance (x) with these equations.
x tan 14.67 = (x + 15860) tan 10.38
x tan 14.67 / tan 10.38 = x + 15860
x 1,429 = x + 15860
x 0.429 = 15860
x = [tex]\frac{15680}{0.429}[/tex]
x = 36955.3 ft
We calculate for the height.
y = x tan 14.67
y = 36955.3 tan 14.67
y = 9674.4 ft
In conclusion using trigonometry we can find the result for the height of the mountain is:
- The height is y = 9674.4 ft
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