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.
2 answers
ThetaElevation= arcTan(362/550)
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°
1 answer