The angle of depression from the tee box to the green is 10° on a par 3 hole. If the tee box is 35 yards higher than the green, how long is the hole? Round to the nearest hundredth of a yard.
Question 2
2.
From the top of a 150-foot high tower, an air traffic controller observes an airplane on the runway at a 22 degree angle of depression. Determine the distance the airplane is from the base of the tower. Round to the nearest hundredth.
Question 3
3.
A doctor plans to use a beam of gamma rays to treat a tumor that is 5.7 cm beneath the patient’s skin. To avoid damaging the liver, the radiologist moves the source over 8.3 cm.
a. At what angle to the patient’s skin must the radiologist aim the source to hit the tumor? Round to the nearest
tenth.
Question 4
4.
A doctor plans to use a beam of gamma rays to treat a tumor that is 5.7 cm beneath the patient’s skin. To avoid damaging the liver, the radiologist moves the source over 8.3 cm.
b. How far will the beam travel through the patient’s body before reaching the tumor? Round to the nearest hundredth.
