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From a boat on the lake, the angle of elevation to the top of a cliff is 26°1'. If the base of the cliff is 205 feet from the boat, how high is the cliff (to the nearest foot)?

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first off hmm 26°1' is just 26 degrees and 1 minute

there are 60 minutes in 1 degree, so 1minute is just 1/60 degrees
so 26°1' is 26° + (1/60)° or 26.1667 rounded up, since 1/60 is a recurring unit

alrite... so hmm, check the picture below

make sure your calculator is in Degree mode.


From a boat on the lake, the angle of elevation to the top of a cliff is 26°1'. If-example-1
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