A street in San Francisco rises 20 feet for every 100 feet horizontally. What is the measure of the angle of elevation, x, to the nearest degree?

Mike Dewar asked Jun 1, 2022

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A street in San Francisco rises 20 feet for every 100 feet horizontally. What is the measure of the angle of elevation,

x, to the nearest degree?

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Answer:

11°

Explanation:

tan ∅ = 20/100 = 0.2

∅ = 11.31°

Fartab answered Jun 6, 2022

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