Finding the Height of a Gondola Ski Lift Using Trigonometry

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Homework Statement

the gondola ski lift at kystone, Corolrado is 2830m long. On avg, the ski lift rises 14.6 degree above the horizontal. How high is the top of the ski lift relative to the base.

Homework Equations

tan * = ha/h

The Attempt at a Solution

i just have a question would the 2830m long ski lift be the length of the side adjacent to the angle * or would it be the hypotenuse

 

[LowlyPion]

Homework Statement

the gondola ski lift at kystone, Corolrado is 2830m long. On avg, the ski lift rises 14.6 degree above the horizontal. How high is the top of the ski lift relative to the base.

Homework Equations

tan * = ha/h

The Attempt at a Solution

i just have a question would the 2830m long ski lift be the length of the side adjacent to the angle * or would it be the hypotenuse

hypotenuse

 

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Angles are always in degrees.

Angle A + Angle B + Angle C = 180* always for ANY triangle.