Ms.

McCulloughIntegrated Math Course 3

Portfolio: Application of Law of Sines & Law of Cosines (Level B)

Directions: Choose 2 problems to complete for your portfolio. All parts of the question must be addressed, and all work must be shown for each problem. In addition, a detailed illustration must accompany each problem. 1. A rock climber is part of the way up a climb when he can see both the peak and the base of the Gray Mountain. When viewing the peak, his angle of elevation is . When viewing the base of the mountain, his angle of depression is . If he knows the Gray Mountain is 2000 feet high and the base of the mountain is at sea level, then what is the elevation of the climber to the nearest foot? 2. Two airplanes leave Kennedy airport in New York at 11am. The air traffic controller reports that they are traveling away from each other at an angle of . The DC-10 travels 509 mph and the L-1011 travels at 503 mph. How far apart are they at 11:30am? 3. Ginas handheld computer can send and receive emails if it is within 40 miles of a transmission tower. On a trip, Gina drives past the transmission tower on Highway 70 for 32 miles, and then she turns onto Oakville Road and drives for another 19 miles. a. Is Gina close enough to the transmission tower to be able to send and receive emails? Explain your reasoning. b. If Gina is within range of the tower, how much further can she drive on Oakville Road before she is out of range? If she is out of range and drives back towards Highway 70, how far will she travel before she is back in range? 4. An air traffic controller is tracking a plane 2.1 km due south of the radar tower. A second plane is located 3.5 km from the tower at a heading of N E east of north). To the nearest tenth of a kilometer, how far apart are the two planes?