Question

A surveyor measures the angle of elevation to a point on a mountain to be 15

°. The point on the mountain is horizontally 6 miles away from the
surveyor.
The vertical change in elevation from the point where the surveyor is standing
to the point on the mountain is
nearest hundredth of a mile.)
miles. (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a mile)

Answer 1

1.61 mile

Explanation:

Tan 15 = opposite / adjacent = height / 6 miles

soooo 6 tan 15 = height = ~ 1.61 mile