Question

A zipline starts 120
120
feet above the ground and covers a diagonal distance, forming a triangle with the ground. If the angle of elevation where the zip line meets the ground is 65°, what is the horizontal distance from the base of the tower to where the zip line ends?(1 point)
Responses

51 ft.
51

ft.

51 ft.
51

ft.


257 ft.
257

ft.

257 ft.
257

ft.


56 ft.
56

ft.

56 ft.
56

ft.


132 ft.

Answer 1

Horizontal distance = adjacent = 120 / tan(65°) ≈ 120 / 2.1445 ≈ 55.96 ≈ 56 ft.

Answer: 56 ft.