SOLUTION: While horseback riding through the country, Venessa sees some wild flowers in the distance on a hill. She is 35 yards (vertical distance) lower than the flowers. Her distance to th

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Question 1088410: While horseback riding through the country, Venessa sees some wild flowers in the distance on a hill. She is 35 yards (vertical distance) lower than the flowers. Her distance to the flowers is 225 yards. What is the angle of elevation?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
Using a right angled triangle.
Adjacent side = 225 yards
Opposite side = 35 yards
tan θ = Opposite/Adjacent
tan θ = 35/225
tan θ = 0.15
tan^-1 θ = 8.8 degrees (Angle of elevation)
Hope this helps :-)