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Find the angle of elevation that the beam should be aimed to go through the hole.

Find the angle of elevation that the beam should be aimed to go through the hole.-example-1

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We can find the angle x using the tangent function:


\begin{gathered} \tan (x)=(opposite)/(adjacent) \\ so\colon \\ \tan (x)=(11)/(36) \\ x=\tan ^(-1)((11)/(36)) \\ x\approx16.99^(\circ) \end{gathered}

Find the angle of elevation that the beam should be aimed to go through the hole.-example-1
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