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Kim works at an airport on the runway. She is standing and watching an airplane take off from the runway as shown below.

When the airplane is 1,100 feet above the ground, the distance to the airplane from where Kim is standing is 3,850 feet. What is the approximate angle of elevation to the airplane?

Kim works at an airport on the runway. She is standing and watching an airplane take-example-1
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Hence the approximate angle of elevation is 17°
Kim works at an airport on the runway. She is standing and watching an airplane take-example-1
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