Question

A tiny but horrible alien is standing at the top of the Eiffel Tower (which is 324 meters tall) and threatening to destroy the city of Paris! A Men In Black agent is standing at ground level, 54 meters across the Eiffel square, aiming his laser gun at the alien. At what angle, in degrees, should the agent shoot his laser gun? Round your final answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

Answer: 80.5°

Explanation:

Answer 2

The angle in degree is equal to
`80.5\°`

Explanation:

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

In the right triangle ABC

`tan(A)=(BC)/(AB)`

substitute the values

`tan(A)=(324)/(54)`

`A=arctan((324)/(54))=80.5\°`