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Look out for the rocks!

Look out for the rocks!. Application of Trigonometry by Pete Anderson. Did you know. … the Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?. Web Source. Problem:. If a ship can spot the top of a lighthouse at an angle of

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Look out for the rocks!

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  1. Look out for the rocks! Application of Trigonometry by Pete Anderson

  2. Did you know . . . … the Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Web Source

  3. Problem: If a ship can spot the top of a lighthouse at an angle of elevation of 10° and the height of the lighthouse is know to be 150 feet above sea level, then how far from the lighthouse is the ship?

  4. Create a Diagram If a ship can spot the top of a lighthouse at an angle of elevation of 10° and the height of the lighthouse is known to be 150 feet above sea level, then how far from the lighthouse is the ship? 10° 150 feet X

  5. 150 10° X Writing an Equation pneumonic SOH sin CAH cos T OA tan O H A

  6. Solving the Equation

  7. 150 10° X Verify Your Solution 

  8. Quiz If a lighthouse keeper spots a ship at an angle of depression of 12° and the height of the lighthouse is know to be 175 feet above sea level, then how far from the lighthouse is the ship? • 37 feet • 179 feet • 823 feet • 842 feet

  9. 12° 175 feet 12° X Solution to Quiz C

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