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4.3.3  Journal: Law of Sines and Proofs Journal Geometry Sem 1

Points Possible: 20Name:Jonovan Talavera  Date:

Scenario: The Zip Line

Instructions:

View the video found on page 1 of this Journal activity.

Using the information provided in the video, answer the questions below.

Show your work, including all calculations and diagrams.

Student Conjectures: Two friends are trying to decide how long their ladder should be for the zip line they
are building.

1. What is each person suggesting? (1 point)

Student Conjecture

Will (friend) He wants to ladder to be 50 ft

Thomas (narrator) He wants the ladder to be 25 ft

What do you think?

2. Which ladder length would you pick? Why? (1 point)

I would pick 40 ft because the more higher you are the faster you go

3. What problems would you encounter if the ladder were too short or too long? (1 point)

If it's too short the zipline won't work too well it's going to be slow. If it's too high it's going to be really
fast
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Draw a Diagram:

4. What key details are given in the scenario? (1 point)

5. Complete the diagram by identifying the missing angles. Use the length of the ladder you chose for the
missing length. (2 points total: 1 for each angle)

40 or 25 ft and 75%
6. In the space below, use the law of sines or trigonometric ratios to find each length. Round your answer
to 1 decimal place. (4 points total: 1 point each)

a. The length of the zip line, z

b. The height of the point on the tree where the top of the ladder rests against it, h

c. The distance between the base of the ladder and the base of the tree, b

d. The distance between the base of the tree and the spot where the zip line is anchored to the
ground, B
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Make a Comparison:

7. Now let's complete a diagram for the other ladder length. (1 point)

75 and 25

8. Use the law of sines or trigonometric ratios to find each length. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
(4 points total: 1 point each)

a. The length of the zip line

b. The height of the point on the tree where the top of the ladder rests against it

c. The distance between the base of the ladder and the base of the tree

d. The distance between the base of the tree and the spot where the zip line is anchored in the ground
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Make a Decision:

9. Based on the calculations you did using the law of sines, did you make a good choice for which ladder
to use? Why or why not? (2 points)

Yes I did the more higher you are the the faster you go

Further exploration:

10. How long should the ladder be if they want to use all the cable they have? Use the law of sines to find
the length, L.(2 points)
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11. The friends had so much fun that they are now thinking about going into business building zip lines.
Analyze the concerns of a company that builds real zip lines. What issues would it have to deal with in
real life that are different from those presented by the representations of triangles we have been looking
at? (1 point)
They have same level of care and safety, no matter the size
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