Question

A park ranger at the top of a 700-meter station sees a fair that is 1800 meters from the base of the tower.

What is the angle of elevation in degrees?

Enter your answer a number, rounded to the nearest tenth of a degree

Answer 1

21.3°

Explanation:

tan Ф = 700/1800

tan Ф = 0.39

Ф = tan-1 0.39

Ф = 21.31°