Savanna Hughes, Neeley Murphy, Lorena Jose, Amber Romans HOW TALL IS IT? Savanna Hughes, Neeley Murphy, Lorena Jose, Amber Romans April 16,2010 4th Block

15˚TrIANGLE 37.2 Tan15˚ X 37.2 37.2 10 5.5 15.5 37.2 Tan15 10 * * * 5.6 15˚TrIANGLE

45˚ Triangle x 45˚ 9.8 Tan 45˚ = * 9.8 5.2 9.8 45 = 1 * 9.8 + 5.2 = 15

60˚ Triangle 11.25 × √3 = 19.4 19.4 + 5.5 = 25 11.25 × tan 60˚ = x * 11.25 5.5 11.25 × tan 60˚ = 19.4 19.4 + 5.5 = 25

30˚ Triangle 30˚ 5.1 28.4 ÷ √3 = 16.3 28.4 × tan 30˚ = x 28.4 16.3 + 5.1 = 21.4 28.4 28.4 × tan 30 ˚ = 16.3 16.3 + 5.1 = 21.4

Conclusion Average height:19.225 We learned that the score board is approximately 19 ft. high Another fact we learned is that our measurements were close to the same number The final thing we learned is that we can find the measure of something taller than us without actually measuring it