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    The document provides information about calculating the height of a giant bat from observations made by a man standing 46 1/3 feet away. The man uses a clinometer to measure an angle of elevation of 64 degrees when looking at the top of the bat. Additional details are given that the bat is made up of congruent 30-60-90 triangles and there are 35 triangles stacked to the top, with the base being 9 feet tall.

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    The document provides information about calculating the height of a giant bat from observations made by a man standing 46 1/3 feet away. The man uses a clinometer to measure an angle of elevation of 64 degrees when looking at the top of the bat. Additional details are given that the bat is made up of congruent 30-60-90 triangles and there are 35 triangles stacked to the top, with the base being 9 feet tall.

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    The document provides information about calculating the height of a giant bat from observations made by a man standing 46 1/3 feet away. The man uses a clinometer to measure an angle of elevation of 64 degrees when looking at the top of the bat. Additional details are given that the bat is made up of congruent 30-60-90 triangles and there are 35 triangles stacked to the top, with the base being 9 feet tall.

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    The Giant Bat

    How Can We Find the Height?


    Hereismoreinformationtocontinueyourattempt:

    A6foottallmanstands46feetawayfromthebaseofthegiantbat.Heusesaclinometerto determinethatifhelooksatthetopofthebat,hisangleofelevationis64degrees.Keepinmindthat becausethepictureistakenatastrangeangle,itisnottoscale.

    Doesthisaddanyneedtoknows?

    Thetrianglesthatmakeupthegiantbatareallcongruent306090triangles(meaningtheiranglesare 30degrees,60degrees,and90degrees).Theshortestside(acrossfromthe30degreeangle)is 1.314feetlong.Ifyoulinethemupasshown,theirare35trianglestothetop.Thebaseofthegiantbat is9feettall.Keepinmindthatbecausethepictureistakenatastrangeangle,itisnottoscale.

    Doesthisaddanyneedtoknows?

    Whichpieceofinformationlooksmorepromisingforyoutofigureouttheheight?Doesthischange yourinitialeducatedguess?Howso?

    Name(s):_______________________ Period:__________Date:_________ Onceyouareconfidentofyourabilitiestoaccuratelyfindtheheightofthegiantbat,performyour calculationsbelow,beingsuretoexplainwhatyouaredoingandincludinganynecessarydiagrams.

    Howaccuratedoyouthinkyourresultis?Whatcouldaccountforanyinaccuracies?

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