From a boat on the bay, the angle of elevation to the top of a cliff is 29°10’. If the bottom of the cliff is 1860 feet from the boat, how high is the cliff (to the nearest foot)? Assume that a right triangle is formed.

Answer 1

draw a diagram.
Review your basic trig functions.

You will see that the height h is

h/1860 = tan29°10’

now just grind it out.