Geo and Trig - 2008 VCAA Q3.e

[zarrin101]

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/mathematics/2008furmath2-w.pdf ( page 16 diagram and question on bottom of page 17)

hey guys,
I cannot for the life of me figure out how to answer this question. Help please? It will be muchly appreciated.

Oh, the answer was : yes the tree can hit the shed.
tree = 12 m
shortest distance to shed = 13xsin(65)= 11.78 m     <---- what even..

[StumbleBum]

The shortest distance from the tree to the shed will be a straight perpendicular line from the shed to the tree    in my crude diagram.

This distance will therefore be    as the perpendicular line makes a right angle triangle with the points   and then it is just simple trigonometry.

As    the tree will hit the shed.

[zarrin101]

ahh thank you!
it is all clear now