Question

Bob is driving along a straight and level road toward a mountain. At some point on his trip, he measures the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain and finds it to be 21°44'. Find the height of the mountain to the nearest foot if Bob is 13,428.7 feet from the center of the mountain at the base.

Answer 1

5353 ft

Explanation:

We have height of the mountain = x

We also have

tan (21°44')= x/13428.7 → x=5352.98ft

Height of the mountain to the nearest foot = 5353 ft

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