A boat is 100 m from the bottom of a 75 m high cliff. Determine the angle of elevation from the boat to the top of the cliff. (Round to the nearest degree.)

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A boat is 100 m from the bottom of a 75 m high cliff. Determine the angle of elevation

from the boat to the top of the cliff. (Round to the nearest degree.)

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Answer: 37°

Explanation: tanθ=(height/distance)
tanθ=75/100
θ=tan^-1(75/100)
θ=36.87≈37

Nikandr Marhal answered Aug 28, 2023

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