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Find the angle of elevation from the base of one tower to the top of the second

Find the angle of elevation from the base of one tower to the top of the second-example-1
User Windsting
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This system can be represented by a triangle with base 350 m length and height 100 m length

The angle of elevation is given by:


\tan ^(-1)((100)/(350))=\tan ^(-1)((2)/(7))\approx0.28\text{ rad }\approx\text{ 16\degree}

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