Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Trigonometric Functions - 5.4 Solutions and Applications off Right Triangles - 5.4 Exercises - Page 547: 17

Answer

$M=38.8^{\circ}$ $n=154\,m$ $p=198\,m$

Work Step by Step

Sum of angles in a triangle is $180^{\circ}$ $\implies$ Angle $M=180^{\circ}-(90^{\circ}+51.2^{\circ})$ $=38.8^{\circ}$ Now, $\tan 51.2^{\circ}=\frac{\text{side opposite}}{\text{side adjacent}}=\frac{n}{124\,m}$ Or $n=\tan 51.2^{\circ}\times124\,m=154\,m$ $\cos 51.2^{\circ}=\frac{\text{side adjacent}}{\text{hypotenuse}}=\frac{124\,m}{p}$ $\implies p=\frac{124\,m}{\cos51.2^{\circ}}=198\,m$
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