Asked by Heather
A surveyor is standing 550 feet from the base of a redwood tree in the California Redwood Forest. The tree is 362 feet tall. Sketch a drawing that models the situation and then find the angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the spot where the surveyor is standing.
Answers
Answered by
bobpursley
ThetaElevation= arcTan(362/550)
Answered by
reshawn
Using a scientific calculator or graphing calculator to find the inverse tangent of the ratio. Round to the nearest degree.
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a.
36°
b.
54°
c.
46°
d.
44°
4072-06-02-03-00_files/i0280000.jpg
a.
36°
b.
54°
c.
46°
d.
44°
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