Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 13 - Review - Page 470: 16

Answer

$7.17 \ m$

Work Step by Step

Using the definition of tangent of the angle A, we have $$ \tan A=\tan 29.7=\frac{length \ of \ side\ opposite\ angle\ A}{length \ of \ side\ adjacent\ angle\ A}=\frac{4.09}{b} .$$ That is, $$ b= \frac{4.09}{\tan 29.7}=7.17 \ m .$$
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