Solution 4.2:7

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If extend the line
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<math>\text{AB}</math>
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to a point
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<math>\text{D}</math>
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opposite
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<math>\text{C}</math>, we will get the right-angled triangle shown below, where the distance
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<math>x</math>
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between
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<math>\text{C}</math>
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and
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<math>\text{D}</math>
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is the desired distance.
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The information in the exercise can be summarized by considering the two triangles
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<math>\text{ACD}</math>
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and
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<math>\text{BCD}</math>, and setting up relations for the tangents that the angles
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<math>\text{3}0^{\circ }</math>
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and
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<math>\text{45}^{\circ }</math>
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gives rise to,
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<math>x=\left( 100+y \right)\tan 30^{\circ }=\left( 100+y \right)\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}</math> <math>x=y\centerdot \tan 45^{\circ }=y\centerdot 1</math>
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where
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<math>y</math>
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is the distance between B and D.
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The second relation above gives that
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<math>y=x</math>
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and substituting this into the first relation gives
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<math>x=\left( 100+x \right)\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}</math>
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Multiplying both sides by
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<math>\sqrt{3}</math>
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gives
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<math>\sqrt{3}x=100+x</math>
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moving all the x-terms to the left-hand side gives
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<math>\left( \sqrt{3}-1 \right)x=100</math>
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The answer is
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<math>x=\frac{100}{\sqrt{3}-1}\ \text{m}\quad \approx \quad \text{136}\text{.6}\ \text{m}</math>

Revision as of 08:55, 29 September 2008

If extend the line \displaystyle \text{AB} to a point \displaystyle \text{D} opposite \displaystyle \text{C}, we will get the right-angled triangle shown below, where the distance \displaystyle x between \displaystyle \text{C} and \displaystyle \text{D} is the desired distance.


The information in the exercise can be summarized by considering the two triangles \displaystyle \text{ACD} and \displaystyle \text{BCD}, and setting up relations for the tangents that the angles \displaystyle \text{3}0^{\circ } and \displaystyle \text{45}^{\circ } gives rise to,


\displaystyle x=\left( 100+y \right)\tan 30^{\circ }=\left( 100+y \right)\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \displaystyle x=y\centerdot \tan 45^{\circ }=y\centerdot 1


where \displaystyle y is the distance between B and D.

The second relation above gives that \displaystyle y=x and substituting this into the first relation gives


\displaystyle x=\left( 100+x \right)\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}


Multiplying both sides by \displaystyle \sqrt{3} gives


\displaystyle \sqrt{3}x=100+x


moving all the x-terms to the left-hand side gives


\displaystyle \left( \sqrt{3}-1 \right)x=100


The answer is


\displaystyle x=\frac{100}{\sqrt{3}-1}\ \text{m}\quad \approx \quad \text{136}\text{.6}\ \text{m}

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