A person on top of a lookout tower spots a fire 100meter away. The height of the tower is 60 meters. Find the angle of elevation from the fire to the person.

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A person on top of a lookout tower spots a fire 100meter away. The height of the tower is 60 meters. Find the angle of elevation from the fire to the person.

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Answer:

30.96° to the nearest hundredth

Explanation:

Let x = angle of elevation

tan x = 60/100 = .6

x = arctan .6

x ≅ 30.96°

Sumit Kumar Saha answered Jul 30, 2022

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