In this mini project, we observed an analyzed objects outside to represent a real-life use in right triangle trigonometry . My group chose a wall outside the theater and used a clinometer to measure our observation angle. We first distanced ourselves 10 feet from the object, hence why the bottom leg of the triangle is set to 10 ft. Next, we used the clinometer to look at the top of the object to get the observation angle which was 48.3°. With the information now given to us, we were able to discover our other side or "x." (not hypotenuse).
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