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Question 2Sasha is in her treehouse looking down at Amy. Sasha's eye height is at 18 feet. Amy'seye height is at 5 feet. Amy is standing 8 feet away from the base of the tree. Find theangle of elevation at which Amy is looking at Sasha.31.6115.2358.3938.55

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Let's find the angle x using the following trigonometric function:


\begin{gathered} tan(x)=(opposite)/(adjacent) \\ tan(x)=(18-5)/(8) \\ tan(x)=(13)/(8) \\ x=tan^(-1)((13)/(8)) \\ x\approx58.39 \end{gathered}

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58.39

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