WPP#12 Unit O Concept: 10: Solving Of Elevation and Depression Word Problems (able to define the longitute of a slant angle)

Saving Gwen Stacy

Gwen Stacy is captured my the evil Lizard. The lizard has Gwen Stacy on top of a building, where Spiderman cant reach. We have to help Spiderman find the length of each building to get to Gwen Stacy.

 

Spiderman starts on the first building,he has a little bit of web. This means he needs an exact height of the first building. The degree for the first triangle is 56 degrees, and the adjacent is 18 inches. Solve for the height, which is "x".

After he get to the second building, and has no choice but to jump off. This creates another height to figure out. The hypotenuse is 26 inches, and the degree is 32 degrees. Solve for "x".

In order to solve these triangles, we get to use SOH CAH TOA. Since the first triangle gives us the adjacent and "x" for opposite, we get to use Tangent. Tangent of 56=x/18. X will equal 26.69 inches.

Second Triangle has given us the Hypotenuse, 26inches, and the opposite is "x". In this triangle, we will be using Sine(SOH). sine of 32=x/26. This should equal 22.048 inches.