{"id":148,"date":"2019-08-20T17:03:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T21:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testinternalcloneforcomparison\/chapter\/introduction-to-further-applications-of-trigonometry\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T10:39:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T14:39:33","slug":"introduction-to-further-applications-of-trigonometry","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/testinternalcloneforcomparison\/chapter\/introduction-to-further-applications-of-trigonometry\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Further Applications of Trigonometry","rendered":"Introduction to Further Applications of Trigonometry"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"Figure_08_00_001\" class=\"splash\">\n\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"975\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3252\/2018\/07\/19145002\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_08_00_001.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the bottom of the world's largest living tree.\" width=\"975\" height=\"650\"> <strong>Figure 1. <\/strong>General Sherman, the world\u2019s largest living tree. (credit: Mike Baird, Flickr)[\/caption]\n\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165135353003\">The world\u2019s largest tree by volume, named General Sherman, stands 274.9 feet tall and resides in Northern California.[footnote]Source: National Park Service. \"The General Sherman Tree.\" http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/seki\/naturescience\/sherman.htm. Accessed April 25, 2014.[\/footnote] Just how do scientists know its true height? A common way to measure the height involves determining the angle of elevation, which is formed by the tree and the ground at a point some distance away from the base of the tree. This method is much more practical than climbing the tree and dropping a very long tape measure.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165137827676\">In this chapter, we will explore applications of trigonometry that will enable us to solve many different kinds of problems, including finding the height of a tree. We extend topics we introduced in <a class=\"target-chapter\" href=\"\/contents\/5d813d51-ebc0-49c9-96a5-f49768c8bfb3\">Trigonometric Functions<\/a> and investigate applications more deeply and meaningfully.<\/p>","rendered":"<div id=\"Figure_08_00_001\" class=\"splash\">\n<figure style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3252\/2018\/07\/19145002\/CNX_Precalc_Figure_08_00_001.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the bottom of the world's largest living tree.\" width=\"975\" height=\"650\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 1. <\/strong>General Sherman, the world\u2019s largest living tree. (credit: Mike Baird, Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165135353003\">The world\u2019s largest tree by volume, named General Sherman, stands 274.9 feet tall and resides in Northern California.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Source: National Park Service. &quot;The General Sherman Tree.&quot; http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/seki\/naturescience\/sherman.htm. Accessed April 25, 2014.\" id=\"return-footnote-148-1\" href=\"#footnote-148-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a> Just how do scientists know its true height? A common way to measure the height involves determining the angle of elevation, which is formed by the tree and the ground at a point some distance away from the base of the tree. This method is much more practical than climbing the tree and dropping a very long tape measure.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165137827676\">In this chapter, we will explore applications of trigonometry that will enable us to solve many different kinds of problems, including finding the height of a tree. We extend topics we introduced in <a class=\"target-chapter\" href=\"\/contents\/5d813d51-ebc0-49c9-96a5-f49768c8bfb3\">Trigonometric Functions<\/a> and investigate applications more deeply and meaningfully.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-148-1\">Source: National Park Service. \"The General Sherman Tree.\" http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/seki\/naturescience\/sherman.htm. 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