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Find the angle of elevation from

point C to point A.
66°
5 mi
?
B.
Angle of elevation = [? ]°

Find the angle of elevation from point C to point A. 66° 5 mi ? B. Angle of elevation-example-1

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Right Triangles

A right triangle can be identified because one of its interior angles has a measure of 90°

In the figure of the problem, the right angle is marked in the vertex B of the triangle.

Since the sum of all the interior angles of a triangle is 180°, and we already have the right angle (90°) and the measure of angle A, we can find the angle c as follows:

c = 180° - 90° - 66° = 24°

Angle of elevation = 24°

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