From Matthew's window 6 m above the ground, he spots a frog on the ground at a
59° angle of depression. To the nearest tenth of a meter, how far is the frog from the
base of Matthew's playhouse?
HINT: It will help if you draw the real life scenario out so that you can see where the
triangle is and place the values from the story problem in the real life situation, then
it will help you determine how to solve the problem. Match each of the numbered
items below with the correct response below to solve this math problem. If you see
math work that doesn't go with this problem then it will match with a phrase
indicating why it is not part of this problem
3☑ x/6
59/x
x
1.
2.
What angle measurement will be
used in this problem
This degree answer is not needed
for this problem
3. tan 59-
59degrees
this trig function is not
correct for this problem
4. tan 31-
5. 6tan 31-
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the angle next to the tan is
incorrect for this problem
6tan 59-
6.
This ratio is not correct for this
7.
x/6"6
problem
8.
3.6-
31 degrees
9.-2.7-
this is not the correct value
for x