Balloon and bridge
From the balloon, which is 92 m above the bridge, one end of the bridge is seen at a depth angle of 37° and the second end at a depth angle of 30° 30 '. Calculate the length of the bridge.
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- algebra
- expression of a variable from the formula
- arithmetic
- absolute value
- subtraction
- planimetrics
- right triangle
- triangle
- goniometry and trigonometry
- tangent
- cotangent
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