SOLUTION: A climber who needs to estimate the height of a cliff stands at a point on the ground L = 30 feet from the base of the cliff and estimates that the angle F from the ground to a lin

Question 863198: A climber who needs to estimate the height of a cliff stands at a point on the ground L = 30 feet from the base of the cliff and estimates that the angle F from the ground to a line extending from the climber's feet to the top of the cliff is 50�. Assuming that the cliff is perpendicular to the ground, find the approximate height of the cliff. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
He is looking for the cosine of 50 degrees. He might instead use tangent.

If y is the height of the cliff,
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