Sine - math word problems

Number of problems found: 155

  • Observer
    ohrada The observer sees a straight fence 100 m long in 30° view angle. From one end of the fence is 102 m. How far is it from another end of the fence?
  • Right angle
    rt_triangle_1 In a right triangle ABC with a right angle at the apex C, we know the side length AB = 24 cm and the angle at the vertex B = 71°. Calculate the length of the legs of the triangle.
  • Tetrahedral pyramid
    ihlan Determine the surface of a regular tetrahedral pyramid when its volume is V = 120 and the angle of the sidewall with the base plane is α = 42° 30´.
  • Regular quadrangular pyramid
    ihlan The height of the regular quadrangular pyramid is 6 cm, the length of the base is 4 cm. What is the angle between the ABV and BCV planes?
  • Effective and mean voltage
    serial-parallel A voltage divider consisting of resistors R1 = 103000 Ω and R2 = 197000 Ω is connected to the ideal sine wave voltage source, R2 is connected to a voltmeter which measures the mean voltage and has an internal resistance R3 = 200300 Ω, the measured value i
  • Diagonal BD
    trapezium_right Find the length of the diagonal BD in a rectangular trapezoid ABCD with a right angle at vertex A when/AD / = 8,1 cm and the angle DBA is 42°
  • Right triangle
    right_triangles Calculate the missing side b and interior angles, perimeter, and area of ​​a right triangle if a=10 cm and hypotenuse c = 16 cm.
  • Clouds
    uhly Approximately at what height is the cloud we see under an angle of 26°10' and see the Sun at an angle of 29°15' and the shade of the cloud is 92 meters away from us?
  • Bearing - navigation
    navigation A ship travels 84 km on a bearing of 17° and then travels on a bearing of 107° for 135 km. Find the distance of the end of the trip from the starting point, to the nearest kilometer.
  • Triangle in a square
    stvorec In a square ABCD with side a = 6 cm, point E is the center of side AB and point F is the center of side BC. Calculate the size of all angles of the triangle DEF and the lengths of its sides.
  • Inclined plane
    naklonena_rovina The body stays on an inclined plane and exerts a compressive force of 70N on it. Find the angle between the inclined plane and the horizontal if a gravitational force of 100N acts on the body.
  • A trapezoid
    lichobeznik A trapezoid with a base length of a = 36.6 cm, with angles α = 60°, β = 48° and the height of the trapezoid is 20 cm. Calculate the lengths of the other sides of the trapezoid.
  • Hot air balloon
    balloon The center of the balloon is at an altitude of 600 m above the ground (AGL). From habitat on earth is the center of the balloon to see in elevation angle 38°20' and the balloon is seen from the perspective of angle 1°16'. Calculate the diameter of the bal
  • Mast
    stoziar Mast has 13 m long shadow on a slope rising from the mast foot in the direction of the shadow angle at angle 13.3°. Determine the height of the mast, if the sun above the horizon is at angle 45°12'.
  • Ratio in trapezium
    lichobeznik_1 The height v and the base a, c in the trapezoid ABCD are in the ratio 1: 6: 3, its content S = 324 square cm. Peak angle B = 35 degrees. Determine the perimeter of the trapezoid
  • Power line pole
    pole From point A, the power line pole is seen at an angle of 18 degrees. From point B to which we get when going from point A 30m away from the column at an angle of 10 degrees. Find the height of the power pole.
  • Elevation angles
    mountain From the endpoints of the base 240 m long and inclined at an angle of 18° 15 ', the top of the mountain can be seen at elevation angles of 43° and 51°. How high is the mountain?
  • Pentagonal prism
    penta-prism The regular pentagonal prism is 10 cm high. The radius of the circle of the described base is 8 cm. Calculate the volume and surface area of the prism.
  • Two forces
    vector-add Two forces with magnitudes of 25 and 30 pounds act on an object at 10° and 100° angles. Find the direction and magnitude of the resultant force. Round to two decimal places in all intermediate steps and your final answer.
  • Two boats
    ship_1 Two boats are located from a height of 150m above the surface of the lake at depth angles of 57° and 39°. Find the distance of both boats if the sighting device and both ships are in a plane perpendicular to the surface of the lake.

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