Maths question! some1 plz tell me how to go about it!

Posted by marceta
Hello all. I need to "build" a bridge over a canyon. The task is to determine the minumum length of the bridge, by finding the length of the canyon. I have no measurments and am told to use trigonometry and bearings!

anything will be greatly appreciated! many thx in advance!

Posted by artemiy
What instruments do you have?

Posted by 50Cent
what level is this question??? GCSE?

Posted by kimcheeboi
well what kind of bridge?

for an arc bridge ts prolly some function of sin(x)

or you can just draw a straight line

arc length formula:

y= sqrrt((r-x^2)) if youre gonna use a hlaf circle

why dont you post the q? up in hurrrrr so we can see it? Damnit im incoherent again!

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Posted by Ayush
Lol i was never good at math

Posted by p900 lover
nah, i dont think this is a GCSE question, because i was in higher last year and we didnt get any of this crap, lol

but he could be using and different exam bord.

im also quite intrested on how its done, lol

Posted by Sage
bearings and trig seem to be to me GCSE level.

With what you've given us, its impossible to tell the length of the bridge. Perhaps there is a diagram or measurement you've forgotten?

Posted by *Jojo*
@marceta - Maybe 'google' can just help you here

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@kimcheeboi - Are you dead serious with your 'formula' back there mate? I never thought that you are good in solving mathematical problems? I thought your 'forte' is - "Geography" - island hopping

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Posted by marceta
thank you soo much, u r a champion! however i do not really get L = A * "tg(a)" !

Tan is Opposite/Adjacent, and in this case, tan of a is L/A, so the equation would no work out? can u plz explain the formula a little bit better. thx again!

Posted by kimcheeboi
tan(<a)=L/A

solving for L

L=A*tan(<a)

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Posted by artemiy
Yes. Kim is right. Because L/A = tg

Posted by marceta

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tan(
solving for L

L=A*tan(

??? thx for tryin kim, but that explaination is a little harder than the first :s !

1) tan (2) how can the length of L = length of A x Tan(a)[tan a involves L neway, L cannot be on 2 sides of the equation?)

sorry my studpidness, but in AUS we do things just a tad different!

Posted by kimcheeboi
a is already known, and angle a is already known too.

so if you solve for a, it still works out.

Basically you're setting L/A=L/A, and sincve L/A=tan(a) L/A=tan(a)

kinda like chemistry and physics laws :-/

Posted by marceta

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a is already known, and angle a is already known too.

so if you solve for a, it still works out.

Basically you're setting L/A=L/A, and sincve L/A=tan(a) L/A=tan(a)

kinda like chemistry and physics laws :-/

thx a lot, that cleared it up. would have been easy if i did chemistry and physics i guess!

Posted by kimcheeboi
no probs, man

Posted by Ayush
OVer me head..way over me head

Posted by *Jojo*
So, after having seen some computations and drawings here, I just now wonder how the bridge will look like?

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Posted by kimcheeboi
its just basic algebra.

Posted by *Jojo*
@kimcheeboi - All along I really thought that it was more of a basic - Architecture?

Posted by marceta
basic bullshit if u ask me, the hardest question on the whole assignment! the rest was easy though.