Project 2 Math 142 Due 2/15/18 NAME: STUDY BUDDY: Q: Why am I doing this project

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Project 2 Math 142 Due 2/15/18 NAME: STUDY BUDDY: Q: Why am I doing this project? A: These projects are designed to make you think about what you are learning in a slightly different way and to gain practice around writing about your findings. It is meant to take a while and usually students benefit from working in groups of two or three. You must turn in your own work in your own words. 1. Tangent Question a. For what values of x will arctan /2 Explan the answer using at least one well-formed sentence. For what values of x will arctan-/2 Explan the answer using at least one well-formed sentence. b. 2. Surveying Short Answer A student/surveyor wants to take accurate measurements that describe the location, distance and relationship between several landmarks in a town. (See mapping a town on page 533 of your text.) Read the first two paragraphs on page 533. Although mathematics remains at the core of surveying, what alternatives are also available? a. What must be constructed on a map before the student can implement the law of sines? b. Surveying-Example Answers In the space below, calculate the distance x, from the bank to the first bridge by applying the Law of Sines to the triangle with vertices at City Hall, the bank and the first bridge: use the examples an poge 533-534 in the textbook as o reference ond work out the exompie xplain what is happening on the right in the space provided. a. Explain the steps here: Show the calculations here:

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For the infinite value of x arctan=pai/2

For the infinite value of x arctan=-pai/2

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