Answer:
For this case we can model the problem as a rectangle triangle.
We know:
Length of the hypotenuse
Angle between the base of the triangle and the hypotenuse.
We want to know:
Length of the base.
For this we use the following trigonometric relationship:
cos (15) = \frac{x}{500}cos(15)=500x
Clearing x we have:
x = 500 * cos (15) x = 482.96x=500∗cos(15)x=482.96
Rounding to the nearest tenth of a meter:
x = 483.0 mx=483.0m
Answer:
The horizontal distance she has covered is:
x = 483.0 mx=483.0m
