1. How Tall is It?
Red Group 5th period

2. John Whitten(20°) Cos 20= 69 = 73.42 ft x Sin 70= x = 69.88 ft 73.4290 20
69 ft

3. Kylie Beaubien 30° Poles height= 29.75 tan(30)= X/42 42/tan(30)
5 feet
6 inches
= 29.75
42feet
Poles height= 29.75
Kylie Beaubien 30°

4. Bryant Novick

5. Steven Breaux 60° X H Trigonometry: Height(h) = x + 5.125”
Tan60°= x/13”
x = tan(60°) 13
h = tan(60°)
h ≈ 27.64”
30° X H
Special Right Triangles:
Height(h) = Longleg(x) ”
x = shortleg * √3
Shortleg = 13”
h = (13 * √3)
h = 13√ ” or ≈ 27.64”
60°
5.125 Feet
13 Feet
Steven Breaux 60°

6. Conclusion
Group Member
Angle Measurement
Height (Feet)
John W.
20°
Kylie B.
30°
29.75
Bryant N.
45°
Steven B.
60°
27.64
Average:
The group’s average height for the field goal post was ____ feet. Each member calculated the height of the field goal post with trigonometry and special right triangle formulas (if possible), using their assigned angle and distance measured.
The group found that the angle measure and distance from the object were inversely related. The larger the angle, the farther the distance from the field goal post.