Two trees are leaning on each other in the forest. One tree is 19 feet long and makes a 32° angle with the ground. The second tree is 16 feet long.What is the approximate angle, x, that the second tree makes with the ground?

Respuesta :

39º

1) Considering what's been given we can sketch this out:

From these trees leaning on each other, we can visualize a triangle (in black).

2) So now, since we need to find the other angle, then we need to apply the Law of Sines to find out the missing angle:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{a}{\sin(A)}=\frac{b}{\sin (B)} \\ \frac{16}{\sin(32)}=\frac{19}{\sin (X)} \\ 16\cdot\sin (x)=19\cdot\sin (32) \\ \frac{16\sin(X)}{16}=\frac{19\sin (32)}{16} \\ \sin (X)=\frac{19\sin(32)}{16} \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]

As we need the measure of the angle, (not any leg) then we need to use the arcsine of that quotient:

[tex]\begin{gathered} X=\sin ^{-1}(\frac{19\cdot\sin (32)}{16}) \\ X=38.996\approx39 \end{gathered}[/tex]

3) Hence, the approximate measure of that angle X is 39º

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