Jenny Crum stands on a cliff at the edge of a canyon. On the opposite side of

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Jenny Crum stands on a cliff at the edge of a canyon. On the opposite side of the canyon is another cliff equal in height to the one she is on. (See the figure.) By dropping a rock and timing its fall, she determines that it is 105 ft to the bottom of the canyon. She also determines that the angle to the base of the opposite cliff is 27°. How far is it to the opposite side of the canyon?

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Calculus With Applications

ISBN: 9780321831101

10th Edition

Authors: Margaret L Lial, Raymond N Greenwell, Nathan P Ritchey

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