SOLUTION: The angle of elevation from a sailboat in a lake to the top of a vertical cliff is 45∘. The sailboat is 210 feet from the foot of the cliff. How high is the cliff?
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Question 1159745: The angle of elevation from a sailboat in a lake to the top of a vertical cliff is 45∘. The sailboat is 210 feet from the foot of the cliff. How high is the cliff?
Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The cliff is 210 feet high.
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