Scoreboard
Wall
50°
T
5 ft.
16 ft.
sin
COS
tan
50° | 0.766 | 0.643 1.192
Latisha stands 16 feet from a wall where a scoreboard hangs.
From 5 feet above the floor, the angle of elevation to the top
of the scoreboard is 50°. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how
far above the floor is the top of the scoreboard?
HINT: Find the side of the triangle from the person's height to the scoreboard. Then, add 5 feet (the height of the per
15.3 feet
0 19.1 feet
0 24.1 feet
0 17.3 feet