[tex]tan\ 60 = \frac{r}{5}\ meters[/tex]
Solution:
Given that,
Jaime is playing disc golf
He is standing across a creek from the basket at a 60° angle
Let "r" be the distance between him and the basket
The figure is attached below
From figure, it is a right angled triangle
By definition of tan,
[tex]tan\ 60 = \frac{opposite}{adjacent}[/tex]
From figure,
opposite = r
adjacent = 5 m
[tex]tan\ 60 = \frac{r}{5}[/tex]
Thus the equation used to find the distance, r, between him and the basket is found
