Before the widespread introduction of electronic devices to measure distance, surveyors used a subtense bar to measure a distance z that is not directly measurable. A subtense bar is a bar of known length h with marks or "targets" at either end. The surveyor measures the angle 0 formed by the location of the surveyor's scope and the top and bottom of the bar (this is the angle subtended by the bar). Since the angle and height of the bar are known, right triangle trigonometry can be used to find this horizontal distance. Alternatively, if the distance from the surveyor to the bar is large, then the distance can be approximated by the radiusrof the arc s intercepted by the bar. Surveyor ..... s=h Subtense bar A surveyor uses a subtense bar to find the distance across a river. If the angle of sight between the bottom and top marks on a 2 m bar is 45'28 ", approximate the distance across the river between the surveyor and the bar. Round to the nearest meter.

Before the widespread introduction of electronic devices to measure distance, surveyors used a subtense bar to measure a distance z that is not directly measurable. A subtense bar is a bar of known length h with marks or "targets" at either end. The surveyor measures the angle 0 formed by the location of the surveyor's scope and the top and bottom of the bar (this is the angle subtended by the bar). Since the angle and height of the bar are known, right triangle trigonometry can be used to find this horizontal distance. Alternatively, if the distance from the surveyor to the bar is large, then the distance can be approximated by the radiusrof the arc s intercepted by the bar. Surveyor ..... s=h Subtense bar A surveyor uses a subtense bar to find the distance across a river. If the angle of sight between the bottom and top marks on a 2 m bar is 45'28 ", approximate the distance across the river between the surveyor and the bar. Round to the nearest meter.

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Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

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Chapter9: Real Numbers And Right Triangles

Section9.7: The Tangent Ration

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